President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran headed for Bolivia on Tuesday from Brazil on the third leg of his tour to African and Latin American states.

The Iranian president visited Brazil on the second leg of his five-nation tour which had already taken him to Gambia.

He is also to visit Venezuela and Senegal after his visit to Bolivia.

While in Brasilia, the Iranian president met his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as well as a number of Iranian diplomats and nationals residing in the biggest Latin American state.

He also attended a televised interview with Brazil’s state television.

President Ahmadinejad started his five-nation tour since Sunday by a day-long visit to the African state of Gambia.