Czech Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček (Social Democrats) met his
British counterpart Jeremy Hunt in London on Wednesday to discuss bilateral
relations and the status of Czechs living in the UK following Brexit.
Following the meeting, Minister Petříček tweeted, “Britain is
currently our fifth largest export market and among the leading investors
in the Czech Republic. We have great potential to strengthen cooperation in
the areas of artificial intelligence, cyber security, renewables and
nanotechnology.”
In a gesture meant to show good relations will continue, Petříček and
Hunt exchanged national football jerseys with their respective surnames on
them.
On Tuesday, the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs opened a new Czech
Consulate General in Manchester primarily to bring consular services to
Czechs living in the northern UK.