Mohammad Jafar Ghaempanah today (Thursday, September 26) at the inauguration of a steel project in Abhar, emphasized the role of producers and workers in helping the country overcome difficult economic conditions, stating: "The response to the enemy's economic war is production, and we must support the country's industries to continue their activities and keep the wheels of production turning."
Appreciation for Producers' Efforts
Ghaempanah, referring to the efforts of the country's workers and producers in difficult conditions, said: "Love for the homeland and affection for this land is one of the reasons that workers and producers stand firm in the face of all pressures and problems to support the country's production." He added: "We are in a hybrid war, and today's war is not just military; there is also an economic war, and the response to the economic war is production, production, and production."
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Necessity of Securing Energy for Industries
The Executive Vice President, while appreciating the military forces and defenders of the country, stated: "Just as we must appreciate the commanders, fighters, and forces working in the country's defense sector, we must also be grateful to the investors who have forced the enemy to retreat in the economic war and to the workers who play a role in production." Ghaempanah continued: "These dear ones have made the country's resilience against external pressures evident and have shown the world that Iran stands firm, and the people of Iran, despite all pressures and hardships, are striving and defending the country with innovation, creativity, knowledge, and capability."
He also emphasized the necessity of securing energy for industries and said: "The President has emphasized that we should not cut off electricity to industries; because the country's production is indebted to these industries, and their electricity and gas should not be cut off." Ghaempanah further referred to the challenges ahead in securing energy and said: "We hope that this year, despite all the difficulties and imbalances we have in terms of gas and electricity, we can manage and prevent the cutting off of electricity and gas to industries so that the wheels of the country's production continue to turn."
Training Skilled Workforce
The Executive Vice President, in another part of his speech, emphasized the necessity of training technicians in the country and said: "The proposal put forward regarding the training of technicians in the country is a good proposal, and we will pursue it." He addressed the officials of the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor, and Social Welfare, stating: "I ask my friends in the Ministry of Welfare to help in this regard so that we can train the technicians needed by the country." Ghaempanah emphasized: "We will pursue this matter to create the conditions for training the skilled workforce and technicians needed by industries, so that the production of the country can continue with greater strength on the path to Iran's glory."
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