Iran, Brazil Eye Closer Trade Ties

Iranian and Brazilian officials have called for concrete steps to help increase the volume of bilateral trade, saying that it will help strengthen ties between the two friendly countries.  
“There is potential for expansion of trade between the Islamic Republic and Brazil, and there should be more focus on the industrial and agricultural sectors,” Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani told Fernando Affonso Collor de Mell, a Brazilian senator and former president, in a meeting in Tehran late on Saturday, ICANA reported.