Bolivia: Iranian Foreign Min. Zarif meets with President Evo Morales

M/S Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif receiving gift from Bolivian President Evo Morales, Santa Cruz
W/S Zarif presenting Morales with Persian carpet
M/S Zarif and Morales shaking hands
W/S Zarif and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bolivia Diego Pary Rodriguez attending ceremony in Rene Moreno University
W/S Ceremony in progress
SOT, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iranian Foreign Minister (Farsi): "You need to have a good idea, explain it in concrete terms. If explained in concrete and correct terms, this idea could become global and make you powerful [Spanish translations]. You believed in this power in Bolivia and [Bolivia's President] Evo Morales has shown this power to the world well [Spanish translations]. This is something to take pride in [Spanish translations]. It is not however a source of pride to repeat what other rich countries and the US are saying [Spanish translations]. Even they themselves do not respect those countries who repeat them [Spanish translations]. You have to know that compared to countries who follow the West, we are more respected in the West's eyes."
M/S Zarif and Pary shaking hands
W/S Audience clapping
M/S Zarif heading out
SOT, Diego Pary Rodriguez, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bolivia (Spanish): "What we are working with Iran on is related to nanotechnology, it is a technology of the highest level, for different applications that are used in the technological framework and in that framework we are working with the military engineering university and in the coming weeks we will start to implement a laboratory here in Bolivia and we are also interested in developing a master's degree with this university."
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On the last leg of his tour of Latin American countries, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was received by Bolivian President Evo Morales in Santa Cruz on Tuesday.
The two exchanged gifts and held talks. Prior to their meeting, Zarif had attended a ceremony alongside his counterpart Diego Pary Rodriguez in Rene Moreno University
Zarif addressed the attendees whereby he applauded the Bolivian nation for their independence and might.
"This is something to take pride in. It is not however a source of pride to repeat what other rich countries and the US are saying," said Zarif.