On May 12, 2017, President Xi Jinping met at the Great Hall of the People with President Milos Zeman of the Czech Republic, who was in China for the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.

Xi Jinping pointed out that China-Czech strategic partnership established by both countries last year has ushered bilateral relations into a new era. China and the Czech Republic are now witnessing an accelerated development in their relationship. China is ready to work with the Czech Republic to advance bilateral strategic partnership to new highs. The two sides should continue to take mutual respect as a political base, enhance cooperation in such areas as high-speed railways, nuclear power and finance, constantly expand exchanges in education, culture, science, technology, health care, tourism, movies and television, locality and other sectors, expand exchanges between young people, and reinforce exchanges and cooperation in winter sports.

Xi Jinping stressed that China and the Czech Republic have signed cooperation plan on jointly building the "Belt and Road". As the first bilateral cooperation plan signed between China and a European country, it exerts a positive demonstration effect. It is believed that the Czech Republic will continue to make positive contributions to the "Belt and Road" construction and cooperation. China hopes Central and Eastern European countries can align their development with the "Belt and Road" initiative, so as to play a demonstration role in encouraging other European countries' participation in the "Belt and Road" construction and grow into a new growth pole for the development of China-Europe relations. China firmly supports the European integration process.

Milos Zeman noted that as a friend of China, the Czech Republic has witnessed an increasingly deepened friendship and cooperation with China in recent years. Strongly supporting the grand "Belt and Road" initiative, the Czech Republic stands ready to actively engage in the cooperation under the "Belt and Road" framework and especially play an important role in such areas as trade, finance and infrastructure.

After the meeting, the two heads of state witnessed the signing of cooperation documents on cooperation in such fields as the "Belt and Road" development construction, small-and-medium sized enterprises and health care.

Wang Huning, Li Zhanshu, Yang Jiechi and others were present at above events.