Foreign Minister Lipavský begins official visit to Brasil

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský began a three-day visit to Brazil on Monday. The head of Czech diplomacy met with State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Maria Laura da Rocha to discuss security, defence and culture. It is the first trip of the head of Czech diplomacy to Brazil, Czechia’s main trading partner in South America, since 2002.

Mr Lipavský is also scheduled to meet with the Minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira, or the Vice President of Brazil and Minister of Development, Industry, Trade and Services, Gerald Alckmin.

In the second half of the week, Mr. Lipavský will travel to Argentina, which has the largest and most active Czech expat community in Latin America.

According to the Foreign Ministry, the main motive of the diplomatic trip is to strengthen cooperation with the South American countries and to build on successful trade and cultural relations.