33 developmental projects with 3 trillion tomans of credit were opened in East Azerbaijan province in Dr Rouhani's presence.

Sina Hospital's 64-bed Burn Centre in Tabriz was opened in President Hassan Rouhani's presence and put to operation.

Dr Rouhani stressed that the people and government of Iran will continue making progress along the path of development of the country, and added: "Nobody can make this nation hopeless and take away its hope to the future and the White House must know that whether it remains faithful to its commitments or not, the great Iranian nation will powerfully confront any kind conspiracy and plots".

Speaking at Tabriz' Shahid Madani International Airport on Tuesday, Dr Hassan Rouhani told reporters that monitoring the progress of developmental projects in East Azerbaijan province and deciding on new projects to be kicked off were among the most important goals of the visit.

President Rouhani arrived in East Azerbaijan province on Tuesday as a part of the Government of Prudence and Hope's provincial tour.

President Rouhani sent a message to Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez to offer congratulations on his election as the President of the Council of State of Cuba and expressed hope that amicable ties between the two countries continue.

The first convention of the heads and officials of Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches was held late on Sunday, hosted by the Islamic Consultative Assembly.

President Rouhani sent a message to President Bashar Assad of Syria to offer congratulations on the independence anniversary and national day of the country and stressed: "As it has always stood by the Syrian nation in the fight against terrorism, the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to stand by you with all its facilities for rebuilding Syria".

President stated that, "Being revolutionary means solving people's problems and satisfying them", underscoring: "Serving people is the highest honour for managers and if we satisfy people instead of threatening them, we will overcome any domestic and foreign problem".

President Rouhani stated that the Islamic Republic of Iran and Turkey enjoy ample historical and cultural commonalities and further deepening of bilateral, regional and international relations between the two countries beneficial for peace and stability in the region and the world.

The Council of Ministers convened on Wednesday in a regular weekly meeting chaired by President Hassan Rouhani and required all ministries and state organisations and companies to replace the dollar with the euro as the basis for their reports, figures, information and financial data.

President described people as the greatest support of the armed forces and stressed that the Army and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) will produce or provide any weapons needed for defending the country.

President Rouhani stressed that Turkey is a Muslim and friend neighbouring country of the Islamic Republic of Iran and has a very special position, and expressed satisfaction over very good and growing relations between the two countries.

President Rouhani sent a message to Julius Maada Bio to express congratulations on his election as the President of Sierra Leone.

The coordination meeting for the government's visit to East Azerbaijan province was held on Tuesday with Dr Hassan Rouhani taking part.