TEHRAN - The 124th dialogue council of the government and the private sector, which was the first meeting of the council after the new government took office, was held in Tehran on Monday, in which the country’s recent economic issues were discussed and attendees shared their views.

The meeting was attended by senior officials including Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Abdolnaser Hemati, Head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Samad Hassanzadeh, and Agriculture Minister Gholamreza Nouri Ghezeljeh at the place of ICCIMA, the ICCIMA portal reported.

In his opening speech as the secretary of the council, Hassanzadeh referred to the first meeting of this council after the beginning of the 14th government administration and expressed hope that the dialogue council can increase its effective role with the stable presence of its members in the meetings and the follow-up of the issues.

He noted that the dialogue council of the government and the private sector is the biggest forum in which the private sector directly interacts with the country's decision-makers to raise their concerns and find solutions for the country’s economic challenges.

Elsewhere in the meeting, Economy Minister Abdolnaser Hemati underlined the importance of the dialogue council and said: “The dialogue council has the necessary capacity to address a significant number of existing challenges, so the ministers who are members of the council must have a strong presence in the council meetings. On the other hand, it is necessary for provincial governors to regularly organize council meetings in the provinces.”

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