<span style="color: #222222;">President Ram Nath Kovind has said that India counts the Czech Republic as a key partner in its growth story. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Welcoming the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Andrej Babis at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi today, Mr Kovind said along with an economic partnership, the defence is a key pillar of India-Czech bilateral relations. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Czech Prime Minister met Mr Kovind after attending the Vibrant Gujarat Summit at Gandhinagar in Gujarat.  </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Kovind expressed hope that the two countries will move forward from a traditional buyer-seller relationship to one where they can co-develop and co-produce defence equipment. </span><br />''