From February 10 to February 12, 2020, representatives of the Czech manufacturers and exporters of security and defense industry visited Djibouti and Ethiopia. The mission was led by the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic for Industrial Cooperation H. E. Mr. Tomáš Kopečný. In Addis Ababa H. E. Mr. Kopečný signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between Ministries of Defense of the Czech Republic and Ethiopia. In Djibouti, it was the first collective mission of the Czech defense and security industry ever. General Knížek, Director of the Military History Institute of the Czech Republic, offered Czech support for the creation of the Ethiopian Military Museum.

Source: Ethiopian News February 17, 2020 16:07 UTC