Iran has congratulated Brazil�s president-elect Inacio Lula da Silva on his election win, calling for further expansion of relations between the two countries.

�The Islamic Republic of Iran hopes that age-old relations between the two countries, which are characterized with goodwill and mutual respect, would expand more than before under management of the president-elect,� Foreign Ministry spokesman�Nasser Kan�ani�said on Monday.

He added that relations between Tehran and Brasilia will turn 120-year-old next year.

�Relations between the two countries have been growing in past years, especially in the areas of economy and trade,� Kan�ani said.

He added, �In view of numerous potentialities in bilateral and multilateral relations, the Islamic Republic of Iran hopes these relations would be strengthened and deepened in various fields under Mr. Lula as president.�

Lula on Sunday defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in an election that marked a stunning comeback for the leftist leader and the end of the country's most right-wing government in decades.

He had 50.8% of votes compared with 49.2% for Bolsonaro with 99.1% of voting machines counted, which the Supreme Electoral Court said was enough to "mathematically define" the outcome of the race.

 

 

By PRESS TV�