Defence minister and army chief visit Czech soldiers in Sinai

The Czech minister of defence, Jana Černochová, and the chief of the General Staff, Karel Řehka, visited Czech soldiers serving in a mission on Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Friday. They honoured Czech soldier Michaela Tichá, who died in a helicopter crash two years ago, at the Czechs’ base in Sharm el-Sheikh.

Details of the visit were only released by the Czech Ministry of Defence on Saturday afternoon.

The Czech Army has an air unit in Sinai tasked with monitoring the situation in the area with CASA aircraft in conjunction with international observers and ensuring the transport of people and material for the Multinational Force and Observers peacekeeping mission.