Tehran, IRNA – President Ebrahim Raisi said on Thursday that foreigners are not sympathetic towards the people of the region, and added that Iran will not allow the Zionists to disrupt its relations with neighbors.
During a meeting with representatives of the East and West Azerbaijan provinces in the parliament on Thursday, Raisi said that “foreigners in the region are pursuing their own expansionist interests and we will not allow the Zionists to disrupt our relations with our neighbors”.
The President added that good neighborliness, economic and trade relations, and the activation of border markets are among the programs and policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and bartering with neighbors can help develop the economy and further relations with countries in the region”.
He described the completion of semi-finished infrastructure plans and projects in different parts of the country as the first priority of the government in the provinces, and said adding that “in our provincial trips, we are not looking to begin new projects, and all we are trying to do is the completion of semi-finished projects in various fields to help youth employment and development of the country”.
Referring to the issue of transportation roads and rail corridors as one of the important issues and problems mentioned by the representatives of the two provinces, President Raisi said that completion of transportation and railway projects in the provinces can play a very important role in the development of trade and economy of this region.
Source: Islamic Republic News Agency – IRNA
