Iran's President Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Bolivia Tuesday evening and was warmly welcomed by his counterpart Eva Morales.

According to IRIB, the two presidents are to hold a meeting behind the close doors and then the negotiations between the two countries' high-ranking officials will begin.

It is expected that some cooperation agreements will be signed during the president's stay in Le Paz on the third leg of his tour to African and Latin American states.

He is also to visit Venezuela and Senegal after his visit to Bolivia.

While in Brasilia, the Iranian president met his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as well as a number of Iranian diplomats and nationals residing in the biggest Latin American state. He also attended a televised interview with Brazil’s state television.

President Ahmadinejad started his five-nation tour since Sunday by a day-long visit to the African state of Gambia.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday that Iran and Brazil have planned to raise trade up to 10 billion dollars in five years.

Source: English Radio