TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called for creating a situation to involve the private sectors of Iran and Czech Republic, noting that the two countries enjoy great economic and scientific potential.

Iran has made great advances in nanotechnology, biotechnology and ICT and corporations active in such fields can boost cooperation, Rouhani suggested during a meeting with Foreign Minister of Czech Lubomir Zaoralek in Tehran on Monday.

Zaoralek also called for expansion of economic relations.

Political ties are prelude for economic cooperation

In a separate meeting with the Czech foreign minister on Sunday, Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani also said that expansion of political ties between the two countries will provide an opportunity to boost economic and industrial relations.

“Removal of sanctions can open new prospects in economic relations between Iran and the European Union, specially the Czech Republic,” Larijani remarked.

Zaoralek called for increase in the economic ties.

Foreign interference is the root cause of global problems

During his talks with the chief Czech diplomat, Rouhani also blamed “interference” in countries’ affairs and “instrumental” use of terrorism as the root causes of problems in the world.

“The counties that have power should not impose their views on other countries or interfere in their internal affairs in order to spread their regional influence under any pretext,” the president remarked.

Rouhani also said that terrorist groups cannot attract people through “logic” or “reasoning” and therefore they resort to spread of terror.

He added that crises in the Middle East region are not restricted to the region and will influence other parts of the world as well.

The Iranian president said that the countries should fight terrorism by cooperating and condemning interference in countries’ affairs.

Pointing to the influx of refugees to Europe from war-stricken Middle East countries, Rouhani said Iran has been hosting millions of refugees in spite of all the economic problems in the country.


Czech FM says no solution without Iran

The Czech foreign minister said that no political solution can be found to crises in the Middle East region without Iran’s involvement.

Commenting on the nuclear agreement between Iran and the 5+1 group (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany), he said the deal will help Iran play a better role in the region.

The Czech official also highlighted the importance of resolving the problems through “dialogue and logic”, noting that all the countries should oppose violence.

On the crisis in Syria, he said that military attacks cannot settle the crisis in the country.

NA/PA