Speaking during a meeting in Tehran with Brazilian Ambassador to Iran Laudemar Goncalves de Aguiar Neto, Esmaeili said that the Iranian Ministry of Culture is ready to help hold joint cultural and artistic events between Iran and Brazil.

He noted that producing joint cinema works or holding film weeks between the two countries can help the two nations get more familiar with each other.

The minister believed that the language of culture and art is the most accessible tool for interacting with different countries.

The Brazilian ambassador, for his part, said that cultural diplomacy can help the Iranian and Brazilian people get more familiar with each other, noting that such a diplomacy can also thwart the Western propaganda against Iran.

He said that a recent act by certain western countries to sanction some Russian artists was a completely unacceptable act as he said culture should only be used as a tool for boosting cultural diplomacy between nations.

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