In a message to Ayatollah Khamenei on Wednesday, Tayyebnia described the government’s achievements in its pursuit of policies of the Resistance Economy as very significant and promising.
The Iranian minister of economic affairs and finance also praised the decision by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution to name the new Iranian calendar year as the year of ‘Resistance Economy, Production and Employment’.
The unprecedented growth of Iran’s gross domestic product, achieving a single-digit inflation rate, using the incomes generated from non-oil exports to meet the county’s import needs, maintaining a positive non-oil trade balance, improving exploitation of joint hydrocarbon resources and enhancement of food security by relying on domestic agricultural products are some of the achievements made by the government based on the general framework of the Economy of Resistance, the economy minister said in his message
Tayyebnia also said that the government and, specially the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance, have taken great strides to fight smuggling of goods and promote economic transparency in the country.
Significant measures have been taken to address customs, tax and money laundering-related issues, though we need to strive for the ideal conditions, he added.
Tayyebnia expressed the hope that in the year of ‘Resistance Economy, Production and Employment’ the Islamic Iran would witness a real change in its production and employment conditions.
In his message on Monday, Ayatollah Khamenei felicitated the Iranian nation on the advent of Nowruz, the start of the New Persian Year, and called on people and officials to double efforts to improve economy through enhancing national production and employment rates.
"The (Iranian) people's enthusiastic and zealous participation in the February 10 rallies (marking the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran) in response to the US president's disrespect and the people's huge gathering in the (international) Quds Day show the Iranian nation's identity and exalted goals," Ayatollah Khamenei said in a televised message to the Iranian nation on the occasion of the start of the Iranian New Year.
"Despite the fact that the neighbors of Iran and the regional states are insecure, the security in Iran in the turbulent regional and international environment was a highly important indicator and the Iranian nation experienced sustainable security during the (past) year," he added.
Ayatollah Khamenei also lauded the young Iranian people's success in the scientific, cultural and sports fields and holding different religious meetings and activities as among the positive points that brought joy and happiness to the Iranian people.
He, meantime, called on the Iranian officials and people to seize the opportunity of the new year to double efforts to strengthen economy.
Ayatollah Khamenei described the resistance economy as the remedy to economic problems, and called the new year as the year of "Resistance Economy, Production and Employment".
Nowruz, which coincides with the first day of spring on the solar calendar, is mostly celebrated in Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan.
The International Day of Nowruz was registered on the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on February 23, 2010.
For Iranians, Nowruz is a celebration of renewal and change, a time to visit relatives and friends, and pay respect to senior family members.
Iranians welcome the New Year by wearing new clothes and setting the Haft Seen, a table containing seven items starting with the letter 'S'; Sabzeh (freshly grown greens), Samanu (sweet wheat paste), Senjed (jujube), Seeb (apple), Seer (garlic), Serkeh (vinegar) and Somaq (sumac).
