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Iranian President-elect Rohani: New government to face unprecedented problems

Iran Materials 3 July 2013 12:46 (UTC +04:00)
Iran's President-elect Hassan Rohani, who will take the presidency in a few weeks, said his government would be faced with the most unprecedented problems in Iran's history
Iranian President-elect Rohani: New government to face unprecedented problems

Azerbaijan, Baku, July 3/ Trend N.Umid/

Iran's President-elect Hassan Rohani, who will take the presidency in a few weeks, said his government would be faced with the most unprecedented problems in Iran's history.

During a speech to clerics which was published from Iran's State TV, IRIB, Rohani said the major on-going problem in the country is radicalism and the key to resolving it is moderate policy.

He didn't mentioned the problems, but President Ahmadinejad's economic legacy for Rohani includes a 1.9 per cent economic contraction in 2012, over three million unemployed citizens, 40 per cent closed industry unions, $400 billion debts, a $60 billion deficit in last year's budget based on the USD's official rate in Iran, 32 per cent inflation, halved crude oil export and a drop in the value of the national currency by 40 per cent in 2012, alongside blocked $100 billion worth of assets in foreign countries.

Previously Rohani said he is determined to boost relations with the international community and solve the nuclear dispute which has led to the imposing of tight sanctions over Iran by the UN Security Council, EU and the U.S.

Regarding arranging the next cabinet members, Rohani said he has been negotiating and meeting with potential figures, but hasn't yet decided on administration members.

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