President Xi Jinping welcomed Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis who is in China to attend the Summer Davos Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, a day before the opening ceremony of the forum to be held in Tianjin. [Photo/Xinhua]

　　When meeting with Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis, Xi called on China and Latvia to enhance cooperation in areas including transportation, logistics and infrastructure to boost interconnectivity between Asia and Europe.

　　According to Xi, China-Central and Eastern Europe cooperation is an important part of the relationship between China and Europe.

　　It is also an important platform for the BRI to integrate into the European economic sphere, he said.

　　Latvia was the first Baltic nation to sign a cooperative document with China over jointly building the BRI.

　　Vejonis said his country speaks highly of the BRI.

　　The Latvia president called for the two countries to promote their cooperation in areas including trade and economy, investment, transportation, logistics and tourism.