The foreign ministers of Iran and the Czech Republic signed a memorandum of understanding in Prague during the top Iranian diplomat's visit to the European country. Following a meeting to discuss bilateral ties and regional and international developments, Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Czech counterpart, Lubomir Zaoralek, signed the MoU on holding regular poli ical consultations between the two countries, Tasnim News Agency reported. They also held a joint press conference after the meeting. Zarif arrived in Prague on Thursday night as part of a tour of Eastern Europe, which earlier took him to Romania and Slovakia. On Monday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi said Tehran and Prague are going to upgrade diplomatic ties to the ambassador level. He added that the charges d'affaires of the two countries have been proposed for the posts of ambassador.
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