Che Jun, Party chief of Zhejiang, addresses the Zhejiang (Ningbo) – Czech Seminar on Economic and Technological Cooperation held in Prague, capital of Czech, on May 23. [Photo/zjol.com.cn] 

A seminar on economic and technological cooperation between Ningbo and the Czech Republic was held in Prague on May 23, as a part of the recent trip to the republic made by a Zhejiang business delegation led by Che Jun, Party chief of Zhejiang. 

Hosted by the provincial government of Zhejiang, the seminar welcomed around 210 representatives from China and the Czech Republic, including government officials, entrepreneurs and business organization leaders. 

Zhejiang province has established closer partnerships with Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) including the Czech Republic in recent years by leveraging its advantages in port economy, international trade, digital economy and business resources, said Che in his speech at the seminar. 

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of China-Czech diplomatic relations. The fruitful meeting between both State heads at the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing last month charted the course for both sides and created significant opportunities for the cooperation between Zhejiang and the Czech Republic, added Che.

Che expressed hopes that both Zhejiang and the republic will push the bilateral cooperation in industry, trade, logistics and culture to a new height, and seek win-win results.

Qiu Dongyao, mayor of Ningbo, introduced the investment climate of the city at the seminar, including the establishment of a China-CEEC economic and trade cooperation zone, and the first China-CEEC National Expo to be held next month.

Qiu Dongyao, mayor of Ningbo, introduces the investment climate of the city at the seminar. [Photo/zjol.com.cn] 

Qiu expressed hope that Czech will deepen cooperation with Ningbo by jointly building industrial parks and facilitating bilateral trade, and extended an invitation to the Czech Republic to the upcoming China-CEEC National Expo.

The seminar saw the signing of 22 cooperative projects between Zhejiang and the republic, nine of which involved Ningbo.

The signing ceremony between Zhejiang and the Czech Republic is held at the seminar. [Photo/zjol.com.cn]