"Lisbon welcomes expansion of mutual and regional cooperation with Iran and tries to remove economic hurdles to further bolster and broaden economic cooperation with Tehran," Oliveira said in a meeting with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for European and American Affairs Majid Takht Ravanchi in Tehran on Tuesday.
He said that Iran enjoys a very high status in the region in terms of resolving regional disputes and dealing with the threats posed by terrorist groups.
Takht Ravanchi, for his part, pointed to Iran's economic capacities in various fields, and said, "Grounds are well-prepared in energy, tourism, agriculture, technological know-how and academic affairs."
On the US attack on an airbase in Syria, the Iranian deputy foreign minister strongly condemned the move which was against principled international rights and underlined that the international community should not remain indifferent towards such issues.
The Portuguese diplomat, heading a high-ranking politico-economic delegation, is now in Tehran to mull expansion of economic cooperation between the two countries.
In relevant remarks in late January, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a meeting with Portuguese Ambassador to Tehran Jaoa Corte Real called for the expansion of Tehran-Lisbon trade ties.
During the meeting in Tehran, Zarif and Corte Real explored avenues for bolstering and reinvigorating of mutual cooperation in different areas, specially in economic and trade fields.
During the meeting, Zarif said that Iran's private sector has the needed capacities for boosting cooperation with Portuguese companies.
The Portuguese ambassador, for his part, said that he will do his best during his mission in Iran to boost trade exchanges with Iran.
