VOL. XLIV

No. 19

7-May-2001

IRAN

Khatami Says Unemployment Is Most Serious Problem In Iran

Iranian President Mohammad Khatami said last week that unemployment is the most serious problem facing his country and Iranian society today. Speaking at a ceremony to select exemplary workers on the occasion of labor day, the president said that the problem of unemployment will eventually be eradicated with the implementation of the decisions of the Supreme Council of Employment and the objectives of the...