Czech President Miloš Zeman congratulates his German counterpart on re-election

Czech President Miloš Zeman has sent a letter of congratulations to German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who was re-elected on Sunday to a second term in the post.

In the letter, published on the Prague Castle website, Mr. Zeman described relations between the Czech Republic and Germany as the best in history.

The Czech head of state highlighted Mr Steinmeier’s visit to the crypt of the Church of Saint Cyril and Methodius, the site of the last stand of the Czechoslovak paratroopers who killed Reichsprotector Reinhard Heydrich.

The Czech President also said he looked forward to congratulating his German counterpart in person.