TEHRAN- On the occasion of Iran Government Week (August 23-29), 155 industrial and mining projects will become operational all over the country, Spokesman of Iranian Ministry of Industry Manouchehr Tahaiee announced in a news conference.

As IRIB news reported, above 50 trillion rials ($1.41 billion) of investments are made on these projects and after starting operation, the projects will create 9,000 direct jobs, he said.

“Eight of the said projects are planned to be inaugurated in the presence of the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, the First Vice President, and the Minister of Industry Mohammadreza Nematzadeh,” Tahaiee added.

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