Relations could be expanded with Iran, talks are seen 
 
Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic Karel Schwarzenberg said his country is ready to develop ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Schwarzenberg made the remarks in a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki in a meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations opening meeting in New York, according to Iranian media. During the meeting, the Czech official reportedly said that his country’s ambassador to Tehran “is seriously pursuing” the expansion of the two states’ bilateral relations, and called for continued exchange of views by the two countries to solve partial problems and remove possible impediments to the two nations’ relations.
Czech investments in Bulgaria now has crossed a total sum of USD 660 million according to a recent announcement made by Emil Hashak, representative of agency for trade support of the Czech Republic. Hashak was commenting on the occasion of the Czech participation on the International Technical fair in Plovdiv. According to him, Czech firms invest mostly in mechanic engineering, ecology and chemical industry. Only in 2006 the investments that entered from the Czech Republic were more than USD 200 million, he added.