08 July، 2026
His Excellency Jan Šnaidauf, the Czech Ambassador to Iraq, has visited the headquarters of Al-Rafidain Center for Dialogue (RCD) in the city of Najaf Al-Ashraf. Upon his arrival, he was formally received by Dr. Jawad Kadhim Smesim, the Center's Executive Director; Dr. Asaad Kadhim Shabib, Head of the Board of Advisors; Dr. Muhammad Baqir Fakhr al-Din, Deputy Executive Director; and Journalist Wissam Rashid, Director of the Media Office.

The subsequent discussions addressed a number of topics, including the enhancement of research and scientific cooperation between Iraq and the Czech Republic.

This visit was conducted as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen bilateral relations and to facilitate the exchange of intellectual expertise between Iraqi and international institutions. It serves as an affirmation of the spaces for dialogue that strategic research centers provide and their significance in advancing relations between the two countries.

The visit is considered an important engagement in a series of meetings that seek to bolster the role of research and thought centers in Iraq through collaboration with official foreign missions operating in the country.