Czech Republic–Slovakia relations

Czech-Slovak relations

Czech Republic	Slovakia

Czech-Slovak relations are foreign relations between the Czechia and Slovakia.

History

Before 1918, both countries were part of Austria–Hungary, and between 1918 and December 31, 1992, both countries were part of Czechoslovakia. Both countries established diplomatic relations on January 1, 1993. Czechia has an embassy in Bratislava and a consulate general in Košice. Slovakia has an embassy in Prague and a consulate general in Brno. These international relations are usually referred to or described as "very good", "cordial", and "above standard" in the media. When a Czech or Slovak president is inaugurated, very often his first international visit is to the former part of the common country. The same custom applies to newly elected prime ministers of Czechia and Slovakia.

Both countries are full members of NATO and of the European Union. There are around 200,000 people of Slovak descent living in Czechia and around 46,000 people of Czech descent living in Slovakia. Gustáv Slamečka, a Slovak citizen, was a Minister of Transportation of Czechia from 2009 to 2010 and in his office he exclusively used the Slovak language.

In December 2016 Slovakian government ratified the Treaty of Cooperation on Mutual Protection of Airspace, which allows the use of Czech and Slovakian military aircraft in the airspace of the other one and the possible reinforcement of one air force by its neighbour's counterpart in time of need. After the ratification from the Czech side it should come into effect in July 2017.

See also

• Foreign relations of the Czech Republic
• Foreign relations of Slovakia
• Dissolution of Czechoslovakia

External links

• Czech embassy in Bratislava (in Czech only)