Iranian Parliament Speaker’s Special Aide for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met and held talks with Rodrigo de Azeredo Santos, the Brazilian Ambassador to Tehran.

In this meeting, Amir-Abdollahian hailed the historical and friendly relations between Iran and Brazil, stressing that these historical and long-term relations can be strengthened at different levels.

Referring to the forming of the Iran-Brazil Parliamentary Friendship Group in the Iranian parliament, he considered the role of parliamentary friendship groups in facilitating relations between the two countries as a key element.

Amir-Abdollahian went on to say, “ The Iranian Parliament in the framework of the Iran-Brazil Parliamentary Friendship Group and some specialized committees, welcomes cooperation, exchange of delegations and negotiation with the Brazilian counterparts.”

Rodrigo de Azeredo Santos, for his part, referred to the commonalities between Brazil and the Islamic Republic of Iran in various fields, adding that in order to promote relations between the two countries, there are good potentials in various fields, especially in the field of parliamentary relations.

Considering the relations with Iran as an important issue for Brazil, the Brazilian envoy also expressed his country’s readiness to expand relations and cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Elsewhere in their remarks, the two officials discussed and exchanged views on the issue of Palestine and Amir-Abdollahian stressed the importance of paying special attention to the rights of the Palestinian people.

The 60th anniversary of the opening of ‎Iran’s Embassy in Brasilia was held through a webinar on Saturday, June 06.

During the ceremony, besides the emphasis on the pandemic damages, Gharibi described Iran and Brazil as two friends with long-standing cooperation for 117 years, underlining Iran’s interest in paving the way for long-term economic relations through a comprehensive framework and sustainable and balanced cooperation.

He noted that it is necessary to boost mutual ties more than before since both countries have been severely hit by the malignant pandemic.

‎ Brazilian Ambassador to Iran Rodrigo de Azeredo Santos, who also participated in the webinar, described the friendly relations between the two countries as “the path of strengthening and securing national interests based on mutual respect,” adding that there is a lot of potentials that need to be exploited in this regard.

Iran was the first country to move its embassy from Rio de Janeiro to the new capital of Brazil, Brazil, on June 7, 1960.

During the meeting, Gharibi expressed hope that, as an ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, he could take effective steps in strengthening the relations between the two countries and two nations.

He had submitted a copy of his credentials to the Brazilian Deputy Foreign Minister Otavio Brandley last week.

Referring to the deep historical ties between the two countries, the Iranian envoy highlighted Tehran’s determination to develop and expand relations with Brazil, noting Brazil’s vital position as Latin America’s largest economy and one of the emerging economic powers in the world.

Referring to the common positions of Iran and Brazil on many international issues, Gharibi described their mutual ties as friendly and in favor of the two nations.