Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 27
By Elnur Baghishov - Trend:
Some 34 industrial and production projects have been commissioned in Iran’s Tehran Province on the occasion of Iran Government Week (August 24-30), stated Iranian Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade, Trend reports referring to the ministry's website.
According to the Iranian Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade, 13.55 trillion rials (app. $322 million) have been spent on 34 projects, and their commissioning provided 2,977 people with jobs.
Within the week, a ceremony was held on the opening of Iran's Emersun company’s division for the production of smart kitchen equipment. The company is engaged in the production of household goods, and its products are exported to 11 countries.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani participated in the commissioning of the projects via videoconference, while the Iranian Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Reza Rahmani attended the event in person.
On August 30, 1981, Iranian President Mohammad-Ali Rajai and Prime Minister Mohammad-Javad Bahonar, along with a number of other government officials, were killed as a result of a terrorist bombing in the Prime Minister's office. The Iranian government instated August 24-30 as the Iran Government Week in commemoration of the event.