Celebration of 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution

Czechs and Slovaks celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. Ambassador of the Czech Republic Milan Hovorka and Ambassador of the Slovak Republic Ivan Lancaric hosted Velvet Street Event in New Delhi on November 21, 2019 to mark the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution which brought about the bloodless overthrow of 42 years of a one-party communist rule in the then Czechoslovakia and saw its return to the community of democratic countries. The Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic in Bangladesh Mr. A.S.M. Mohiuddin Monem also took part in the Velvet Street Event.