Iranian VP Urges All Economic Enterprises’ Efforts to Materialize “Surge in Production” Objectives

Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri underlined the need for all economic enterprises to materialize the goals pursued by the motto of the new Iranian year, “surge in production”, highlighted by the Leader in his message on the occasion of Nowruz.

Jahangiri pointed to the “surge in production” motto by Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, and said placing macroeconomics policies of the country towards increased production should be taken into consideration in the government.

He pointed to the closure of religious centers, including the holy shrine of Imam Reza (PBUH) amid outbreak of coronavirus, and described these closures in Iranian history as “unprecedented”.

He thanked people who cooperate with the relevant officials and organizations in the country to contain the disease.

In relevant remarks on Monday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani had also described the naming of year 1399 as the year of 'Surge in Production' by the Supreme Leader as a good opportunity for the government, producers, private sector and everyone to make greater efforts for boosting production.

"The Supreme Leader of the Revolution wants more powerful and quicker move towards production and the way to do that is to make some infrastructural and quick work,” President Rouhani said.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei named the Iranian New Year as the year of “surge in production” to ask both the nation and the state officials to make industrious efforts to increase domestic products.

In a televised address to felicitate the nation on the advent of the New Persian Year last Friday, the leader said by domestic production economic problems will definitely come to an end and the sanctions imposed against Iran will prove to be to the country’s advantage.