EghtesadOnline: Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare Ali Rabiei says he will continue to press for the elimination of absolute poverty if he remains in office for the next four years.

EghtesadOnline: Ending absolute poverty in Iran was one of the pledges President Hassan Rouhani made during his reelection campaign last year, which plan many experts, including Deputy Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare Ahmad Meydari, believe is impossible.