TEHRAN, Mar. 26 (MNA) – First Vice President Es’hagh Jahangiri on Thu. pointed to naming the current year [started March 21, 2020] after “surge in production” by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution and added that placing macroeconomics policies of the country towards production surge should be taken into consideration in the government.

He pointed to the closure of religious centers such as holy shrine of Imam Reza (PBUH) amid outbreak of coronavirus and described these closures in Iranian history ‘unprecedented’.

He thanked people who cooperate with responsible officials and organizations in the country in containing the disease.

Then, he called on all economic enterprises in the country to strive for realizing objectives of ‘surge in production’ as instructed by the Leader in the country.

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