Bovard handover ceremony Aref sets rebuilding tasks

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At Hamid Bovard's introduction as acting oil minister, First Vice President Aref says managerial changes must not impair ministry performance and can enable wider changes. He argues sanctions have hardened Iran and says rebuilding oil, gas and petrochemical industries damaged in two recent wars must include modernization. He mentions a two-year national-management plan and directs the ministry to prioritize implementing 170 projects approved by the technology-development headquarters. These are instructions and plans, not completed projects.

At Hamid Bovard's introduction as acting oil minister, Aref says managerial changes must not impair performance, argues sanctions have hardened Iran and calls for modernization while rebuilding oil, gas and petrochemical industries damaged in two recent wars. He refers to a two-year management plan and prioritizing 170 approved technology projects. These are instructions and plans.