President said that the Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes development of relations with the Czech Republic in political, economic, scientific and cultural fields.
While receiving the letter of credence of the new Czech Ambassador to Tehran Mr Josef Rychtar, Dr Hassan Rouhani expressed satisfaction with the positions of the European Union, including the Czech Republic, in support of the JCPOA and their opposition to US unilateralism, saying that Tehran-Prague relations should develop as much as possible without being affected by Washington's unilateral and illegal sanctions.
The new ambassador of the Czech Republic to Tehran also presented his credentials and stressed that Prague wants to develop cooperation with Tehran in all areas of interest, especially trade, science and culture.
"The Czech Republic, along with other European countries, supports the JCPOA," said Josef Rychtar, stressing that he would do his utmost to flourish relations between the two countries during his tenure.