Iranian Economy Minister Vows Better Economy in New Year

(FNA)- Iranian Economy Minister Ali Tayyebnia predicted better economy for the country in the Persian new year which started on March 21.

“We predict a better situation in economy for the upcoming year, and predict to reap what we cultivated in the current financial year,” Tayyebnia said.

In relevant remarks on Saturday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, in a message on the occasion of the Persian New Year, underscored that economic growth, including increased non-oil exports and creation of new jobs, would be high on the agenda of the government this year.

In a nationwide address on the state-run TV, President Rouhani congratulated the nation on the advent of the spring season and Nowrouz (marking the start of the Iranian new year).

President Rouhani set sustainable prosperity, growing non-oil exports and generating new job opportunities as three goals of his administration in the new Iranian year.

He said his government will focus on these three goals, specially creation of jobs for the younger generation, during 1394, which started in the early hours of Saturday.

He said encouraged by public support he is determined to take new steps to enhance the country’s non-oil exports and create new employment opportunities.

He congratulated Iranians, both in and out of the country, on the arrival of the Iranian new year, and extended his felicitations on the New Year to all those who are observing the ancient tradition of Nowrouz all over the region and, specially the families of martyrs.

He said what the Iranian nation had managed to accomplish in the field of promoting ‘the economy of resistance’ during the past year has paved the way for the Iranian nuclear negotiators to stand firm against the world hegemonic powers.

Rouhani said the Iranian nation did so despite the sanctions and pressures of big powers thus proving the fact the will of the nation could by no means be affected by sanctions.

He said no sanctions could ever have any impact on the sense of trust which prevails over the state-nation relations in Iran.

President Rouhani stressed that this spirit will certainly continue to dominate till the victory of the Iranian nation.

No one is racing for imposing more sanctions against Iran any longer, he said.

Rather, President Rouhani underscored, countries are competing with each other in establishing friendly ties with Iran.

He said today everyone could see that world countries, specially big powers have come to understand that sanctions and threats are of no use.

The Iranian President said they now realize that interaction and understanding and respect are the only ways to treat the Iranian nation.

“We have already stabilized Iran’s nuclear rights, have destroyed the mechanism of sanctions and led the nation right to their sublime goals. We have expanded our ties with our neighbors in all areas” because friendship and cooperation is Iran’s principled policy," he said.

The chief executive stressed that it was Iran’s policy to focus on détente and expanding relations with the neighboring countries both in east and west of the region.

President Rouhani referred to the heroic achievements of Iran against terrorism, extremism and violence as another major accomplishment of the nation during the past Iranian year.

He said Iran never left its friends alone in their combat against terrorism, and added that Iran assisted its friends all over the region at every spot they were threatened by terrorism.

President Rouhani said Iran will continue to aid its friends against terrorism until extremism and radicalism are uprooted in the region as well as in the whole globe.

He further referred to the achievements of his government in the past year including in healthcare, health, social welfare and environment protection, and added that the new Iranian year is a year of elections so there should be a better atmosphere for the partisan activities.

“We should raise the level of tolerance to prove our nation’s dignity to the enemies,” he added, “We should prove to all that we can stand opposing opinions.”

“Let’s join hands to elect a parliament which is becoming of the great name of the Iranian nation and also vote for an Assembly of Experts which could bring more stability to the country and further peace to public opinion,” Rouhani said.

He said the government is also trying to improve the atmosphere of peace and tranquility for cultural activities to let all innovative ideas to blossom.

President Rouhani also prayed for the prosperity of the country and peace for region and the whole globe in the New Persian Year of 1394.