Raisi: Iran unsanctionable
Iran Expo 2024 kicks off in Tehran
President Ebrahim Raisi said Iran cannot be sanctioned and Western plots to isolate the country have failed thanks to the nation’s steely resolve.
Raisi made the remarks at the opening of the 6th export potential exhibition of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Expo 2024) in the capital Tehran on Saturday.
“This exhibit shows that Iran is unsanctionable and sanctions against the country have never yielded any results thanks to the strong will of the people and will not be successful after this either,” the Iranian president said.
Underlining that sanctions are regarded not just as a method of oppression against one nation but all nations, Raisi said, “If a nation is deprived of achieving its goals and amenities by creating constraints, this is not an injustice to one region but to all nations and regions.”
Localization of
technology
Raisi also pointed to Iran’s localization of technology over the past years and said the West’s attempts to deter Iran’s progress by assassinating its scientists are in vain. Touching on the country’s level of output and export, Raisi said, “The power of production and export is not less than military power. What can make a country strong in addition to the military power is the power of production and economy and the ability to export.”
According to the Head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) Mehdi Zeyghami over 400 companies are showcasing their trade capacities in this event, IRNA reported.
“The goal of this exhibition is to increase the country’s exports by two billion euros in a certain period,” Zeyghami said.
Region’s
economic hub
Iran’s Industry, Mining, and Trade Minister Abbas Aliabadi also said Iran is now one of the economic and industrial hubs of the region.
Aliabadi put the country’s foreign trade value at more than $153 billion, noting that one-third of the mentioned figure is related to non-oil exports. The minister noted that neighboring countries, African nations, as well as Islamic and friendly countries are Iran’s priority in developing relations and economic cooperation.
The exhibition will cover seven major groups of commodities including food industries, agriculture and fisheries, handwoven carpets, handicrafts and tourism, medicine, medical equipment and chemical products, the construction industry, technical and engineering services, and also the petrochemical group.
The 6th Export Potentials Exhibition of Iran kicked off on Saturday and will be open until May 1. The first edition of the exhibition was held in 2013.