Tehran, Oct 28, IRNA � Minister of Energy Hamid Chitchian expressed Iran's readiness to provide big gas turbines for power plant projects in Brazil.

Chitchian made the remarks Tuesday in a meeting with visiting Brazilian Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade Armando Monteiro.

Chitchian described Brazil as an effective country in Latin America, adding Tehran attaches importance to Brasilia.

Chitchian hoped the Tuesday meeting would be a beginning to further bilateral relations in all areas, water and electricity in particular.

For his part, the Brazilian minister said his country is determined to use gas turbines to ensure sustainability of fuel in the power plants.

He hoped the two countries would cooperate in energy projects.

By IRNA