VOL. XLII

No 47

22-November-1999

IRAN

Iranian Parliament Approves Outline Of Third DevelopmentPlan

The Iranian parliament (Majlis) on 10 November approved theoutline of the draft law for the third five-year development plan (2000-2005),which was first presented to parliament on 15 September by President MohammadKhatami. The draft law was reviewed by the main Majlis commission before beingput to the vote. According to the commissions rapporteur, Mr. Mohammad BaqerNobakht, the unemployment rate at...