Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the July 14 nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries was the victory of diplomacy over force.

Addressing a joint press conference with Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Sunday, Zarif said the nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), was also the victory of rights over baseless claims.

Adding that Iran and Brazil are two developing countries, which have made great attempts in such areas as peaceful nuclear energy, Zarif said Brazil has played a “very active” role regarding the Iranian nuclear issue.

On July 14, Iran and the P5+1 countries – the United States, Britain, France, China, Russia and Germany – finalized the text of the JCPOA in the Austrian capital Vienna. Under the JCPOA, limits will be put on Iran’s nuclear activities in exchange for, among other things, the removal of all economic and financial bans against the Islamic Republic.

The Iranian foreign minister said Tehran and Brasilia have lots of commonalities, adding that Iran and Brazil are working to expand cooperation in various fields.

“Grounds are prepared for boosting bilateral ties given commonalities between the two countries,” Zarif stated, adding that the two sides intend to exchange trade and economic delegations.

The Brazilian foreign minister, for his part, said Brazil and Iran established their diplomatic relations more than a century ago and are “very good” partners.

“We have had very important bilateral relations ever since their establishment and we came here with a very specific goal to enhance and deepen our bilateral relations and to bring them to even higher levels,” Vieira added.

He expressed his country’s willingness to improve cooperation with Iran through exchange of visits between the two countries’ ministers.

“The exchange of high-level ministerial visits is a very clear evidence of the importance that the two countries attach to each other and to the bilateral relations,” the Brazilian minister noted.

He praised the Vienna nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group as “historic and landmark,” emphasizing that JCPOA represents the victory of diplomacy and political dialog.

By Press TV