Dr.Ahmadinejad wished good health and quick recovery for Da Silva and invited him to visit Tehran one more time.

Dasilva for his part praised the Iranian president's speech at the summit and approved of Tehran's position on various international issues.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, heading a high-ranking delegation, started a two-day visit to Brazil Wednesday morning in a bid to hold meetings with senior Brazilian officials.

The visit came at the invitation of his Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff.