President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday that government's support for development of science and technology was an 'unchangeable strategy.'
President Ahmadinejad made the remarks in an address made on the sidelines of his visit to an exhibition on strategic technologies held in the Iranian capital on Thursday, IRNA reported.
The President hailed efforts made by Iranian experts and researchers in the field of strategic technologies.
'History has shown that the Iranian nation was pioneer of achieving scientific progress,' said President Ahmadinejad.
He added that the Islamic Iran has enjoyed great potentials for gaining outstanding achievements in various scientific and technological fields.
During his hour-long visit to the exhibition, the Iranian President was accompanied by Vice-President Nasrin Soltankhah who is also Head of Iran's National Elites Foundation.
New medical products including Interferon-gamma and Erythropoietin that are used resopectively for treatment of anemia and cancer as well as various kinds of vaccines were displayed in the fair.