The delegation of the Ivano-Frankivsk Chamber of Commerce and Industry took part in the Czech-Ukrainian conference in Prague

The delegation of the Ivano-Frankivsk Chamber of Commerce and Industry took part in the Ukrainian-Czech conference “Building Bridges: Czech-Ukrainian Conference on the Transformation of Ukraine”, which took place in Prague.

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The event was organized by the Czech-Ukrainian Chamber of Industry & Commerce (Czech-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic.

Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic in Ivano-Frankivsk and Chernivtsi regions, President of the Ivano-Frankivsk Chamber of Commerce and Industry Andriy Levkovych in his speech at the opening of the conference emphasized the historical closeness of the two countries:

Andriy Levkovych also stressed the importance of future cooperation in the field of reconstruction of Ukraine:

The conference was attended by more than a hundred representatives of the Czech government, business, banks and specialized organizations, including Senator Pavel Fischer and the Czech Government Commissioner for the Reconstruction of Ukraine Tomáš Kopečny.

The Ukrainian side was represented by a business delegation of more than 20 leaders from 12 regions: Odesa, Dnipro, Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, Lviv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Rivne, Poltava and Ternopil. Its participation was made possible thanks to the financial support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic under the Capacity Building program.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Czech Republic Vasyl Zvarych also addressed the participants with a welcoming speech.

The conference focused on practical cooperation tools, cross-border partnerships and investment opportunities. Participants had the opportunity to get acquainted with the real experience of government officials and business leaders, learn about new ways to enter the market and receive a Business Guide for working with Czech business.