Rouhani calls for closer ties with Austria

In the meeting on Wednesday in Tehran, President Rouhani received Austrian Ambassador Stefan Scholz’s letter of credence, saying “the two countries have ample potentials in various fields, especially investment, business, science and modern technologies and they can take advantage of these potentials to further deepen ties to serve the two nations’ interests.”, AVA Diplomatic reports.

“In the post-JCPOA era, better and more opportunities for more relations have been provided to further deepen ties with all European countries and these opportunities must be used,” he added.

Hailing Austria’s successful hosting of the nuclear negotiations, he said “Today, because of the nuclear agreement, a peaceful economic atmosphere has been created that benefits the two sides and we are determined to use this new opportunity to attract investment, transfer modern technologies and facilitate economic cooperation, especially in banking transactions.”

“Full implementation of the JCPOA agreement is beneficial to the European Union and the region,” Rouhani said while urging EU for a more active part in its implementation.

Stefan Scholz’s, for his part, said Austria is determined to establish multilateral cooperation with Iran in developing regional and international security.