Czech Republic–Slovakia relations are foreign relations between the
Czech Republic and
Slovakia.
Country comparison
History
Before 1918, both countries were part of
Austria-Hungary; however, after the
Ausgleich
The Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 (german: Ausgleich, hu, Kiegyezés) established the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary. The Compromise only partially re-established the former pre-1848 sovereignty and status of the Kingdom of Hungary ...
of 1867 the Czech lands belonged to the
Austrian Empire while Slovakia belonged to the administratively separate
Kingdom of Hungary. Between 1918 and December 31, 1992, both countries were part of
Czechoslovakia.
Both countries established diplomatic relations on January 1, 1993. 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 their first international visit is to the other part of the former country. The same custom applies to newly elected prime ministers of the Czech Republic 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 the Czech Republic and around 46,000 people of
Czech descent living in Slovakia.
Gustáv Slamečka, a Slovak citizen, was a Minister of Transportation of the Czech Republic from 2009 to 2010 and in his office he exclusively used the Slovak language.
In December 2016 Slovak government ratified the Treaty of Cooperation on Mutual Protection of Airspace, which allows the use of Czech and Slovak 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 came into effect in July 2017.
Resident diplomatic missions
* The Czech Republic has an embassy in
Bratislava
Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approxim ...
.
* Slovakia has an embassy in
Prague.
File:Czech Embassy Bratislava 6250535.JPG, Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bratislava
File:Slovak Embassy Prague 5236.JPG, Embassy of Slovakia in Prague
See also
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Dissolution of Czechoslovakia
The dissolution of Czechoslovakia ( cs, Rozdělení Československa, sk, Rozdelenie Česko-Slovenska) took effect on December 31, 1992, and was the self-determined split of the federal republic of Czechoslovakia into the independent countries o ...
References
External links
Czech embassy in Bratislava (in Czech only)
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Slovakia
Bilateral relations of Slovakia