Rahimi: Sanctions No Obstacles To Iran’s Progress

Tehran, Jan 8, IRNA – First Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi said sanctions were no obstacles to the progress of Iran. He made the remark on the sidelines of a national gathering on export of technology-based commodities and services here Saturday morning. He said Iran exports dlrs 90 billion worth of oil every year while its non-oil exports amount to dlrs 45 billion during the same period. He said that Iran possesses gold reserves for at least next 15 years, stressing that the country faced no problems in rendering support to scientists for production of technology=based products and services./end