Ahmadinejad submits Development Plan draft

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has submitted the draft of the Five-Year Development Plan (2010-2015) to the Parliament (Majlis) for approval, Press TV reported.

The plan, which is the country's fifth in turn, sets the guidelines for the development of Iran's national infrastructure, particularly in the economic, social, political, cultural, defense and security sectors.

Addressing the Parliament on Sunday before submitting the draft, Ahmadinejad said the plan is "transparent, feasible, brief and to the point."

"The plan we designed is extremely flexible, which we hope will be kept that way during parliamentary deliberation," said the Iranian president.

He added that "all physical and spiritual capacities" in the country have been taken into consideration in developing the draft so that they could all play a role in the society.

"The draft is totally objective, enjoys an internal coherence, is compatible with the current situation of the country and is developed in a transparent and operational way," he added.

The plan envisages 45 clauses dealing with cultural affairs, scientific and technological know-how, social affairs, economic, political, defense and security affairs.