Convoy of Iranian progress moving rapidly: President

Kashan, Isfahan Prov, May 10 -- IRNA – The convoy of Iranian progress is moving at a high speed and this was repeatedly admitted even by centers affiliated to big powers, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday.

Speaking in a ceremony to inaugurate the Middle East’s largest auto-making factory in this central city, the president said circles belonging to big foreign powers have repeatedly acknowledged that Iran is among the very few countries which are increasingly making different progresses.

“Enemies are to halt Iranians and take their self-reliance by cultural invasion,” said the president.

He added that the colonial powers were afraid of other nations' self-reliance and that was why they tried to halt the Iranian people’s move towards development and progress.

“Iranians have proved that they could survive and continue their lives without others’ help despite all sanctions imposed on the country for its peaceful nuclear activities.

“Iran must change into one of the world’s producers of auto-making factories and this is possible,” the president stressed.

“Witnessing Iran’s progress would make other nations feel happy and encouraged,” President Ahmadinejad said, referring to the key role of Iran among other nations./end