From: William Gladys <william.gladys@tiscali.co.uk>
Date: Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 2:19 AM
Subject: Fw: 'Brazil will maintain close ties with Iran'
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'Brazil will maintain close ties with Iran'
Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:6AM
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff
Brazil has announced that it will maintain its ties with Iran under new President Dilma Rousseff, continuing the cordial relationship started by former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota told state television and radio on Friday that Brazil is keen on maintaining its relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran, AFP reported.
Iran and Brazil had friendly ties when Lula was president, and Patriota said the new government would maintain the same level of relations with Iran, stating, "Rousseff will stay on the paths of her predecessor and mentor Lula da Silva."
The foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey, and Brazil signed a declaration in Tehran on May 17, 2010, according to which Iran would ship 1200 kilograms of its low-enriched uranium to Turkey to be exchanged for 120 kilograms of 20 percent enriched nuclear fuel to power the Tehran research reactor, which produces radioisotopes for cancer treatment.
The US and its European allies, however, snubbed the declaration and used their influence on the UN Security Council to impose a fourth round of sanctions against Iran over its nuclear work.
Earlier this month, the Brazilian ambassador to Iran, Antonio Luis Espinola Salgado, hailed the Tehran Declaration and said that Brasilia is ready to increase its cooperation to help resolve the dispute over Iran's nuclear program.
He also noted that Iran-Brazil trade is on the rise, saying that bilateral trade reached a record $2.2 billion in 2010 and Brazil's imports from Iran rose five-fold last year.
The Brazilian foreign minister also lauded the efforts made by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the former Brazilian president to expand relations between the two nations.
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