AHVAZ, Jan. 14 (MNA) Irans president has just arrived at Ahvaz airport, is received by provincial and local government officials in Khuzestan.
Ayatollah Jazayeri, the Leaders representative to Khuzestan, Abdolhossein Moqtadyi, provincial governor, and other officials welcomed Rouhani at the airport. Rouhanis first flight was delayed due to air pollution and thick smog in Ahvaz.
This is Rouhanis first round of provincial cabinet in Khuzestan. Upon his arrival in Ahvaz airport he told reporters that close visits to the public was in his governments agenda as an effective media to hear the public demands in peripheral and undeveloped provinces. This is part of the governments obligations. Khuzestans valorous people defended heroically their soil during eight years of war with Iraq with resistance unparalleled by any example in the war, Rouhani lavished praise upon the Khuzestans public.
Khuzestan is the land of martyrdom and resistance. Thus, we take for granted the opportunity to visit the province, added Rouhani, commenting on governments agenda in the visit, we will have meetings with the public in Ahvaz, Abadan, and Khorramshahr, especially clerics and families of war martyrs.