in the former Yugoslavia were put under joint command on several occasions. For example, from 2002 to July 2005, the Czech Armed Forces joined with the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic to form a joint Czech–Slovak KFOR battalion in Kosovo, which contributed to the Multinational Brigade CENTRE. Trade and tourism Trade relations were re-established and stabilised, and the Czech Republic continues to be Slovakia's most important business partner. After a short interruption, Slovakia's resorts in the Carpathian mountains, especially High Tatras and Low Tatras are again the destination of a growing number of Czech tourists. Commemorations Following the death of the last Czechoslovak (and the first Czech) president, Václav Havel, on December 18, 2011, both the Czech Republic and Slovakia observed a day of national mourning. During the funeral mass in Prague's St. Vitus Cathedral, prayers were recited in an equal ratio in Czech and Slovak. See also Hyphen War Czech Republic–Slovakia relations Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden (another example of a peaceful dissolution) References Citations Bibliography Innes, Abby (2001), Czechoslovakia: The Short Goodbye (New Haven: Yale University Press). Rupnik, Jacques (2001), "Divorce à l’amiable ou guerre de sécession? (Tchécoslovaquie-Yougoslavie)," Transeuropéennes no. 19/20. Wehrlé, Frédéric (1994), Le Divorce Tchéco-Slovaque: Vie et mort de la Tchécoslovaquie 1918–1992 (Paris: L’Harmattan). Paal Sigurd Hilde, "Slovak Nationalism and the Break-Up of Czechoslovakia." Europe-Asia Studies 51(4) (Jun. 1999): 647–665. External links Krejčí, Oskar: "Geopolitics of the Central European Region. The view from Prague and Bratislava" Bratislava: Veda, 2005. 494 pp. 1993 in Czechoslovakia 1993 in the Czech Republic 1993 in Slovakia Eastern Bloc Czechoslovakia Partition (politics) Velvet Revolution 1993 in international relations Czech Republic–Slovakia relations January 1993 events in Europe History of Czechoslovakia