Czech Republic underlines support for JCPOA

The Czech Republic will keep promoting the international agreement on nuclear weapons non-proliferation with Iran, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), as a significant tool, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday in reaction to the US withdrawal from the pact. The Czech Republic does not want to split the EU stance on the US withdrawal from the deal with Iran on its nuclear programme, but the position lacks the mention that Tehran develops ballistic missiles, Foreign Minister Martin Stropnicky said. "I slightly miss the mention that Iran is building a capacity of ballistic missiles in the stance of EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini," Stropnicky said. It is also impossible to ignore the arguments of Israel and the USA that Iran breached the agreement, he said.