President Xi Jinping meets with Czech President Milos Zeman via video link in Beijing, on Jan 9, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]

"China will introduce more practical measures to promote cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC)," Xi said.

He noted that China's European policy remains stable, and expressed his hope that the Czech side will continue to actively promote China-CEEC cooperation and the sustained and healthy development of China-Europe relations.

For his part, Zeman said the Czech side is willing to make joint efforts with China to strengthen cooperation in the fields of the economy, trade and investment, overcome the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic, resume personnel exchanges, and bring great vitality to Czech-Chinese relations.

The Czech side is willing to play an active role in promoting the healthy development of Europe-China relations, he said.