Foreign relations with the Czech Republic and its predecessor Czechoslovakia with Liechtenstein date back to the formers independence in 1918.
[1] Liechtenstein, though neutral, was closely tied to Austria-Hungary throughout the war and was sympathetic to the Central Powers, as the two countries had been in a customs union since 1852.
In 1993, Czechoslovakia was succeeded by the Czech Republic, and Liechtenstein abstained from voting regarding the country's accession to the Council of Europe the same year.
In 2003, the Czech Republic refused to recognize Liechtenstein as having become a sovereign state in 1806, which delayed an agreement regarding the expansion of the European Economic Area for around one moth.
[1] On 13 July 2009 the Czech Republic and Liechtenstein formally recognised each other and established diplomatic relations for the first time.