During the meeting, Deputy Tlapa highlighted the importance which the Czech side attaches to the planned visit of Indian President Ram Nath Kovind in the Czech Republic in September 2018. Several contractual documents should be signed during this important state visit. Another topic of the meeting was business and economic cooperation, which has long been the basis for relations between the two countries. Former Czechoslovakia helped India in the industrialization of the country, and the Czech Republic is still perceived in India as an industrialized country with modern technologies. India is one of the three most important Asian export markets (along with the China and the Republic of Korea). In 2017, trade amounted to almost $ 1.5 billion.