Qazvin, July 19, IRNA - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad heading a delegation arrived in this provincial capital city in the northern province of Qazvin on Monday morning to inaugurate two projects. The projects belong to Pars Zeolite Chemical Company and Apadana Ceram Company that produces granite.

The first project, with 390 billion rials and 5 million euros investments, was inaugurated by President Ahmadinejad a few minutes after his arrival. It would directly create 380 job opportunities.

Ahmadinejad opened the other projec which cost 900 billion rials and 50 million euros on the second phase of Apadana Ceram Company . The project would create 400 job opportunities.

Despite West's economic sanctions on the country, Iran's President has opened various development and industrial projects during the past few weeks to show that those sanctions are ineffective.

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