Raeisi Pledges to Uproot Poverty, Discrimination

Raeisi arrived in the province on Thursday, marking his second unannounced visit since he became president, in what is widely regarded as his attempt to fulfill his campaign promise of uprooting poverty and inequality.

He said living in huts due to poverty is not a desirable situation for the people of the area, stressing that any measure to improve the living conditions of deprived areas is an admirable deed for those behind the move, President.ir reported. 

While paying a visit to the coastal region of Makran, the president described it as a “national treasure”, and said more attention should be paid to its strategic development.

“We should develop a good mechanism for a production boom [in the region],” he said. “The issue of development of Makran coasts must be seen and followed in a special way.”

“If given the required attention, the Makran and Chabahar regions by themselves will increase the capacity of the province’s economic development and eradicate poverty in Sistan-Baluchestan,” Raeisi added.

He also expressed joy over the unity he witnessed between Shias and Sunnis in the province.

The president continued his trip to different areas of Sistan-Baluchestan on Friday, promising to follow up on the people’s water issue to turn the “threat” and “problem” into an “opportunity” and resolve the underprivileged people’s problems with respect to drinking and agricultural water.

Raeisi said the governors of deprived provinces, including Sistan-Baluchestan, have been granted additional authority to resolve their problems rapidly.

He made his first unannounced visit to Iran’s oil-rich province of Khuzestan last Friday, only two days after the formation of his Cabinet.