Iran, Brazil term Tehran Declaration important

TEHRAN, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called the Tehran Declaration as a great and important measure towards bringing about peace and justice worldwide, the official IRNA news agency reported Monday.

On a telephone conversation with his Brazilian counterpart on Sunday evening, Ahmadinejad appreciated the "brave stands" Lula da Silva adopted on the trilateral agreement reached in Tehran by Iran, Brazil and Turkey on Iran's "peaceful" nuclear program, the report said.

Ahmadinejad further called for continuation of talks between the two countries and added Tehran and Brasilia, with the help of each other, can take proper measures to benefit the two countries as well as the world, according to IRNA.

For his part, the Brazilian president said the Tehran Declaration was important and effective.

The Brazilian president added he is determined to make further efforts to get the support of the world leaders for the Tehran Declaration.

He said he is to contact with his French and Russian counterparts as well as the Chinese president about the issue.

Earlier this month, Iran, Turkey and Brazil signed a joint declaration in Tehran to endorse a fuel swap according to which Iran will ship most of its low-enriched uranium to Turkey in exchange for the 20 percent uranium fuel needed for its reactor.

The swap, first proposed by the United Nations last October but later rejected by Iran, will take place in Turkey.

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