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A Czech business delegation of about 50 members led by First Deputy Prime Minister Karel Havlíček will visit Ukraine from November 10 to 12, with energy as the main focus. Havlíček told Ukrinform in an interview that more than half of the delegates are heads of energy companies. Talks will cover conventional and renewable energy, including restoring and modernizing the power grid, an issue the two sides have discussed for some time. He said he had spoken with Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal about involving Ukrainian experts in Czech energy research and development projects, but declined to give further details before the visit ends. Beyond energy, he pointed to opportunities in healthcare, including a hospital modernization program, and in infrastructure, construction, mechanical engineering and IT. He called it the largest Czech business delegation to visit Ukraine since Russia's aggression began. Tomáš Kopečný, special representative for Ukraine at the Czech Chamber of Commerce, told Ukrinform the delegation includes major energy producers and investors such as MND, RSJ, Gentec and Agregat. Ukrinform reported that Prague has long-standing energy cooperation with Kyiv.