Turkey and Brazil will be present in nuclear fuel swap talks between Iran and major world powers, a top Iranian lawmaker has said. Iran, Turkey and Brazil signed Tehran nuclear declaration, and representatives from three countries handed it to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Head of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of [...]

Turkey has reaffirmed its commitment to returning Iran’s lower grade uranium should Western suppliers deny Tehran the fuel promised for its reactor. Iran, Brazil and Turkey issued a joint nuclear swap declaration on May 17, based on which Tehran agrees to exchange 1,200 kilograms of its low-enriched uranium with higher-enriched fuel on Turkish soil for [...]

With wildfires moving out of control, Bolivia has asked that neighboring countries Brazil and Argentina assist the country in dealing with the disaster. About 1.5 million hectares of land and more than 60 homes have been destroyed so far. Weimar Becerra, General Director for Forest Affairs in Bolivia’s Environment Ministry, announced that help was requested [...]

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the Tehran Declaration provides solutions to the world nuclear problems by transforming confrontational attitudes. “The main objective of the Tehran Declaration was to avert confrontation and boost cooperation,” said the Iranian chief executive in an exclusive interview with Press TV, aired on August 15. Iran, Brazil and Turkey drew up [...]

Iran welcomes Brazil’s participation in any future discussions on Iran’s nuclear program based on the tripartite Tehran Declaration, says an Iranian envoy. Any such negotiations will have to “take into consideration the stipulations” of the Tehran Declaration inked in the Iranian capital by foreign ministers from Iran, Brazil and Turkey in May, IRNA quoted Iran’s [...]

Despite its initial ‘nay’ vote to the anti-Iran UN Security Council resolution and efforts to find a diplomatic solution to Tehran’s nuclear Issue, Brazil has signed the decree. “President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed the decree because there is a tradition of carrying out (UN) Security Council resolutions, including those we don’t agree with,” [...]

Brazil has called for reopening of Iran’s nuclear negotiations amid reports suggesting that the European Union (EU) is toying with the idea of including Brazil and Turkey in the talks. Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim expressed optimism over the result of any upcoming negotiation over Iran’s peaceful nuclear program, saying that the new round of [...]

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran will resume nuclear talks with the West in September with the participation of Turkey and Brazil despite new EU sanctions. “Iran wants Turkey and Brazil to participate in the negotiations,” Ahmadinejad told Press TV on Monday. Brazil and Turkey refused to back sanctions against Tehran in June before the [...]

Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says Tehran is ready for technical talks on swapping low-enriched uranium for nuclear fuel. Mottaki made the remark in a press conference after holding trilateral talks with his counterparts from Turkey and Brazil in Istanbul on Sunday. He reiterated that Iran is ready to resume talks with the P5+1 group [...]

Iran will deliver its response to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) questions on nuclear fuel swap on Monday, says the Iranian foreign minister. The announcement came after a meeting between the foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey and Brazil in the Turkish city of Istanbul. The meeting was the first gathering between the three countries [...]

Foreign ministers of Iran, Brazil and Turkey open trilateral talks in the Turkish city of Istanbul to review the Tehran nuclear declaration on possible nuclear fuel swap. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki arrived in Istanbul on Sunday to hold talks with his Turkish and Brazilian counterparts Ahmet Davutoglu and Celso Amorim on the Tehran Declaration, [...]

Foreign ministers of Iran, Brazil and Turkey are set to hold talks in the city of Istanbul to review the Tehran nuclear declaration regarding a possible fuel swap deal. “Following a telephone conversation last night (Friday night) with his counterparts, Mr. [Manouchehr] Mottaki will meet the Turkish and Brazilian Foreign Ministers Ahmet Davutoglu and Celso [...]

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says the US has insulted Brazil and Turkey by disregarding the Tehran declaration. “The US move at the UN Security Council was an insult to Turkey and Brazil, because they (US officials) tasked them with a mission and then did not support them,” Larijani said, pointing to a US-proposed sanctions [...]

Iran’s foreign minister says the country is outlining its response to the Vienna Group’s request for fresh talks on Tehran’s nuclear program. Manouchehr Mottaki said on Sunday that Iran is ready for talks with the Vienna Group over the fuel swap deal brokered by Brazil and Turkey, reported Fars News Agency. “Turkey and Brazil should [...]

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced on Friday that he would be cutting his African tour short and returning to Brazil ahead of schedule. In South Africa, which was the last stop of his six-nation African tour, Lula met South African President Jacob Zuma and attended the South Africa/Brazil Business Forum on July [...]

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has arrived in Lusaka and was welcomed by Zambian President Rupiah Banda at the airport. On Thursday, President Lula will hold private talks with President Banda at State House before being honored with a medal at an investiture ceremony. Lula’s Tuesday visit to Nairobi added fresh impetus to [...]

Brazil and Syria have condemned Israel’s deadly attack on an aid convoy heading for the Gaza Strip, giving their full support to the formation of a Palestinian state. On May 31, Israeli navy commandos stormed the blockade-busting Freedom Flotilla in international waters and killed nine civilians onboard the Turkish-flagged aid fleet. “Blockades do not contribute [...]

An Iranian lawmaker warns against a monopoly of the six major powers in talks over Iran’s nuclear issue, saying Tehran welcomes involvement of other countries in the case. “Countries including Italy, Brazil and Turkey can enter talks about Iran’s nuclear program and play their own roles,” ISNA quoted a member of the Iranian Parliament’s (Majlis) [...]

Syria has renewed support for a tripartite nuclear fuel swap deal aimed at a diplomatic solution to the nuclear standoff between Iran and the West. Iran signed a joint declaration with Brazil and Turkey on May 17, under which it announced its readiness to swap 1,200 kg of its low-enriched uranium in exchange for fuel [...]

More than 150,000 people have been rendered homeless in northern Brazil in the wake of three days of heavy rains that brought the country face to face with crisis. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday that in order to address the emergency in the country, he will cancel a trip to [...]