Prime Minister **Andrej Babiš** departs Prague today (29 April 2026) for a two-day state visit to Uzbekistan that is expected to put transport and mobility high on the agenda. According to the Uzbek news agency UzA, talks with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will focus on boosting bilateral trade in mechanical engineering, green energy—and crucially—**transportation and logistics**. Czech officials travelling with the premier told reporters that Prague is keen to secure traffic rights for Czech carriers on a potential Prague–Tashkent route and to negotiate reciprocal relaxation of multiple-entry business visas. Uzbekistan, for its part, wants Czech investment in rail signalling and tram-manufacturing projects as it modernises its urban transport networks. Business interest is strong: the visit includes a Uzbekistan–Czech Republic Business Forum where Škoda Group will showcase its metro-car technology and **ČD Cargo** will brief on rail-freight corridors linking Central Europe to Central Asia via the Caucasus. Czech chambers of commerce say simplified visa procedures could cut lead-times for dispatching installation engineers and project managers, a chronic pain-point for firms winning public-tender contracts in Uzbekistan.
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For companies and individuals preparing for these anticipated changes, digital visa facilitator VisaHQ offers step-by-step support and accelerated processing for Czech travellers heading to Uzbekistan—and for Uzbek professionals visiting Prague—through its dedicated portal (https://www.visahq.com/czech-republic/).
Regional analysts note that the trip follows Babiš’s stopover in Kazakhstan and reflects a broader Czech pivot towards **Central Asian markets** as supply-chain diversification from Russia accelerates. Any memorandum on air services would dovetail with Prague Airport’s strategy of adding long-haul connectivity beyond its traditional EU footprint. If successful, the negotiations could see mutual **five-year, multi-entry business visas** introduced as early as Q1 2027, alongside a pledge to launch charter flights for the Czech expatriate community working on Uzbek infrastructure sites. For global-mobility managers, that would open a new, more predictable corridor for rotating staff between Prague and Tashkent.
For companies and individuals preparing for these anticipated changes, digital visa facilitator VisaHQ offers step-by-step support and accelerated processing for Czech travellers heading to Uzbekistan—and for Uzbek professionals visiting Prague—through its dedicated portal (https://www.visahq.com/czech-republic/).
Regional analysts note that the trip follows Babiš’s stopover in Kazakhstan and reflects a broader Czech pivot towards **Central Asian markets** as supply-chain diversification from Russia accelerates. Any memorandum on air services would dovetail with Prague Airport’s strategy of adding long-haul connectivity beyond its traditional EU footprint. If successful, the negotiations could see mutual **five-year, multi-entry business visas** introduced as early as Q1 2027, alongside a pledge to launch charter flights for the Czech expatriate community working on Uzbek infrastructure sites. For global-mobility managers, that would open a new, more predictable corridor for rotating staff between Prague and Tashkent.
