IRNA � President Hassan Rouhani recalled various capacities of the free trade and industrial zones, saying that the zones play a crucial role during sanctions era.


Addressing inaugural ceremony of Maku projects in a videoconference speech on Monday, he added, �Today, free zones shoulder heavier responsibility when the country faces sanctions.�

Referring to remarkable measures taken in free zones, he said that fortunately, good developmental measures have been taken leading to improvement of public living conditions.

Rouhani hailed Maku Free Zone�s recent success in producing agriculture seeds by local experts, hoping that the industry will flourish with the help of Agriculture Jihad Ministry.

During his one-day visit to West Azarbaijan, Rouhani inaugurated 10 big projects in various fields including health and treatment, gas supply, airport and railway.