MNA � Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says the country is unstoppably moving forward toward development despite the economic terrorism imposed on the Iranian nation last year.

�The sanctions are serious but the country is still flourishing and its progress has not been halted,� Larijani said on Tuesday during the inauguration ceremony of a major water distribution project in the western province of Kermanshah.

The speaker stressed that �unity and consensus� are the only means to conquer the ongoing situation and reach the country�s developmental goals.

Larijani arrived in the Kermanshah this morning to officially inaugurate six projects in the water and electricity sectors, with a total value of 14.6 trillion rials (around $347 million).