Ms. Arnould, EDA Chief Executive, visits the Czech Republic

Prague - 22 February 2012

Ms. Claude France Arnould, EDA’s Chief Executive, visited the Czech Republic on 21 and 22 February.

During her visit, Ms. Arnould spoke with Mr. Alexandr VONDRA, Minister of Defence. She also met Mr. Jiri SEDIVY, First Deputy Minister, Mr. Rudolf BLAŽEK, Deputy Minister for Acquisitions, Mr. Ivan DVOŘÁK, Director of Defence Policy and Strategy Division and other senior officials.

Discussions focused, among other topics, on Pooling and Sharing, the EDA Helicopter Pilot Training Programme and Research & Technology.

During her visit to the Czech Republic, Ms. Arnould also visited LOM Praha, a defence state-owned company, which offers services inter alia for military helicopters.