Foreign Ministry Secretary General Opens Estonian Honorary Consulate in Brno
04.06.2010
Foreign Ministry Secretary General Marten Kokk opened the Estonian Honorary Consulate in Brno, Czech Republic on Friday, 4 June. The Estonian honorary consul in Brno is Vladimír Bulinský.
Marten Kokk stated that relations between Estonia and the Czech Republic have been good and long-lived. “Already in the 20s during the last century, our young nations established diplomatic ties and we had our first Estonian honorary consul in Brno,” said Kokk. The secretary general added that today the nations still share similar views. “Estonia and the Czech Republic have both integrated with Euro-Atlantic structures and started to support Europe’s eastern neighbours together,” said Kokk.
At the opening of the honorary consulate, the secretary general also noted that it is a joy to see the Czechs’ interest in Estonia growing year after year. “Among other things, it has brought about the translating of Vilde, Tammsaare, Kross, Kaplinski, Tätte and other Estonian authors into Czech and the creation of an Estonian language chair at the University of Brno,” Kokk said. “The Estonian Honorary Consulate in Brno will provide an even better opportunity to intensify ties and diversify relations,” he added.
The consular region of Honorary Consul Vladimír Bulinský includes the regions of South Moravia and Zlin. The honorary consulate is located at the address Tř. Kpt. Jaroše 13, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic. The honorary consul can be reached at +420 542 215 109 and +420 542 219 678 and by email at bulinsky@bumama.cz .
Vladimír Bulinský was born in Brno in 1952. He earned a doctorate degree in law from Masaryk University and has worked as a lawyer since 1979. Since 1990 Bulinský has been a member of the Czech bar. The honorary consul is a partner in the law firm Bulinský & Vávra. He is also a member of the Brno Regional Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Masaryk University research council, and an arbitrator in the court of arbitration. The honorary consul speaks Czech, English, German and Russian.
Additional information about the Estonian honorary consulates: http://www.vm.ee/?q=en/taxonomy/term/155
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