TEHRAN (FNA)- Slovak Ambassador in Tehran J�n B�ry said now is the time for his country to upgrade all-out ties with post-sanctions Iran.

In a meeting with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and before leaving the Iranian capital, the Slovak ambassador said the two sides could do more than what they have done already in order to upgrade and lift bilateral ties to new heights.

He said now that sanctions against Iran have been lifted the two sides should seize the opportunity to this end.

Zarif, for his part, said the two sides are moving forward and are more than ever ready to restart cooperation in diplomatic, cultural and economic domains.

Meantime, in relevant news CBI governor stressed cementing banking ties between Iran and Slovakia calling for establishment of a joint bank account.

Speaking at a recent meeting with Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia Peter Ka�im�r, the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Valiollah Seif said Iran�s credit rating during sanction years was B+ according to Fitch international ratings agency; �by taking new measures, the country�s credit rating will at least get promoted to its earlier state.�

Seif suggested the formation of a banking delegation to provide the ground for banking and brokerage relations between the two countries.

Stressing the Slovak banks can participate in Iran, CBI governor enumerated possible venues for banking cooperation including establishment of agencies and�branches as well as holding�40-percent participation in the stock of Iranian banks.

The official welcomed�the idea of having joint banks, adding that �the majority of Iranian banks have been removed from sanctions list and the issues for the remaining banks will soon get resolved.�

Seif deemed the formation of good brokerage ties as the first step in expansion of economic, trade and business collaboration, �in addition to joint bank accounts, the two sides would be able to implement brokerage and treasury operations as well�.

The Slovakian finance minister, for his part, welcomed Iran�s proposals promising to convey the message to his country�s central bank governor.

Peter Ka�im�r also evaluated the signing of an MoU between Iranian and Slovakian banks as a positive step towards increasing trade turnover between the two countries.

By Fars News Agency