Czech Republic–Serbia relations

Czech Republic-Serbia relations

Czech Republic	Serbia

The Czech Republic and Serbia maintain diplomatic relations established in 1918 between Czechoslovakia and the Kingdom of Serbia. ^[1] Czechoslovakia maintained relations with the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until the dissolution of the latter in 1991. In 1993, newly-formed Czech Republic established relations with Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (later Serbia and Montenegro) of which Serbia is considered sole successor. ^[2]

Economic relations

Trade between two countries amounted to $2.2 billion in 2023; Serbia's merchandise export to the Czech Republic were about $1.1 billion; Czech exports were standing at over $1 billion. ^[3]

Czech companies present in Serbia include Škoda Transportation (tramway traction engines plant in Kragujevac) and Mattoni 1873 (owner of carbonated mineral water producer Knjaz Miloš, with plant in Aranđelovac). ^{[4] [5]}

Czechs in Serbia

Main article: Czechs in Serbia

Czechs in Serbia are recognized as an ethnic minority group. There is a small number of them, 1,317, according to the 2022 Census, mainly living in Vojvodina, particularly in the rural areas of Bela Crkva and Kovin municipalities, in the South Banat District. ^[6] Češko Selo, a tiny village in the Bela Crkva municipality, is the only settlement with Czech majority in Serbia and the southernmost Czech-majority settlement in Europe.

Resident diplomatic missions

• Czech Republic has an embassy in Belgrade.
• Serbia has an embassy in Prague.

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  Embassy of the Czech Republic in Belgrade
• 
  Embassy of Serbia in Prague

See also

• Foreign relations of Czech Republic
• Foreign relations of Serbia
• Czechoslovakia–Yugoslavia relations

References

1. https://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/foreign-policy/bilateral-cooperation/czechia
2. "Country programme framework". UNDP Serbia. UNDP. Archived from the original on May 5, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
3. "Privredna komora Srbije". Privredna komora Srbije.
4. https://www.rcsee.org/rail-cluster/2021/12/28/skoda-begins-manufacture-of-trams-in-mind-park-in-kragujevac/
5. https://knjaz.rs/knjaz-milos-u-punom-vlasnistvu-grupe-mattoni-1873/?lang=en
6. https://data.stat.gov.rs/Home/Result/3104020102?languageCode=en-US