Event Location: Czech Republic

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) will visit the Czech Republic to attend an informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers from May 30 to 31. She will also meet with Jan Lipavský, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. Contact media@international.gc.ca.

Czech Republic celebrates its independence day. It gained independence from Austria-Hungary as Czechoslovakia in 1918. For information on any celebrations, call the embassy at 613-562-3875.