HE Jan Kavan with members of the Executive Board, Board of trustees and senior Government Officials

The importance of strengthening Egyptian Czech Relations was emphasized in a seminar held with HE Jan Kavan, Czech Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Minister discussed the benefits that would accrue to the Arab world in general and Egypt in specificity, as a result of continuing cooperation with the Czech Republic.

Mr. M. Shafik Gabr centres HE Dr. Ahmed El Darsh and HE Dr. Mukhtar Khattab

 H.E JAN KAVAN, CZECH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTR OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, JANUARY 23, 2000

Realizing that the ties that link Egypt to the Czech Republic are not only based on economic relations but on a political relationship of trust and respect, the Forum held a session with H.E Jan Kavan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. H.E Kavan addressed issues relating to the possibilities of cooperation between the Czech Republic and the Arab World in general, later focusing on the potential for cooperation between Egypt and the Czech Republic.

 
 H.E Mukhtar Khattab, Minister of Public Enterprise, Mr. M. Shafik Gabr, H.E Ahmed El Darsh, Minister of  Planning and Minister of State for International Cooperation, and H.E Amb. Mohamed El Diwani 

 
H.E Maher Abaza, H.E Moustapha Abd El Kader, Minister of Rural Development, H.E Amb. Dana Hunatova, H.E Jan Kavan, Czech Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. M. Shafik Gabr, Dr. Mona Makram Ebeid, Ms. Dahlia Khalifa, H.E Amb. Mahdy Fathallah 

Mr. Tom Friedman presents 
his opinions and views to an 
attentive audience.

Ms. Dahlia Khalifa presents H.E Jan 
Kavan with a token for his visit

MR.TOM FRIEDMAN, FOREIGN AFFAIRS COLUMNIST, NEW YORK TIMES, JANUARY 23, 2000 

In an interesting and lively presentation, Mr. Tom Friedman, Foreign Affairs Columnist for the New York Times and author of “The Lexus and the Olive Tree” gave a highly informative and controversial presentation on the power of globalization and its effects on the Arab world. In his assessment on the possibilities of development in the Middle East in general, Mr. Friedman stressed the importance of Information Technology as the key instrument for growth and prosperity.