In the meeting, Keshavarz Zadeh hailed the 120-year old Iran-Brazil relations and called for expansion of ties between the two countries in the economic field.

The chairman of the Brazil-Iran parliamentary friendship group, in turn, hailed Iran’s important role in creating peace and stability in the region, expressing Brazil’s Congress readiness to further expand bilateral relations.

The visiting Brazilian lawmakers arrived in Tehran in the middle of the week and held a meeting with the Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on Tuesday.

Iran’s Foreign Minister and a large Iranian politico-economic delegation visited Brazil last month as part of a 4-nation tour and held meetings with different high-ranking officials there to develop economic relations with the largest South American country.

During the meeting held Tuesday in Brasilia, Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif called for expansion of economic ties and reaching a balance in trade transactions between the two countries. He also deemed cooperation in energy, transit, agriculture and advanced technologies ‘complementary’ due to the two countries’ current progress.

Zarif also stressed the need for removing banking obstacles. The use of national currencies, activation of Brazil’s credit line for Iran, conducting joint projects on new technologies such as nanotechnology, biotechnology and aviation, were among other topics of discussion raised by Zarif at the meeting.

The Iranian diplomat further thanked the Brazilian government for its support of Iran’s right to nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, calling for the continuation of political talks between the two sides.

President Michel Temer, for his part, voiced Brazil’s keen interest in expanding relations with Iran and developing cooperation on advanced technologies, and called for exchanging delegations and increasing contacts between the two sides.

He stressed that Brazil has no issue with Iran’s development of peaceful nuclear activities, voicing his country’s support for Iran’s nuclear program.

He also welcomed cooperation with Iran in oil and gas sector, saying that the exchange of politico-economic delegations between the two countries would further cement bilateral relations.

‘Pet Man’ directed by Marzieh Abrar-Paydar won the best short animation award from the 2nd Sao Paulo Times Film Festival.

The São Paulo Times Film Festival is an event held by newspaper The São Paulo Times. The idea is to reward short films that have been internationally distinguished between 2-50 minutes.

The Sao Paulo Times Film Festival which gives awards in 14 categories has been celebrated since 2013.

‘Pet Man’ tells the story of an animal dealer who falls asleep in his shop and has a nightmare where he is trapped inside an animal cage. In his attempt to escape from the animals, he encounters various obstacles.