News Office Opened in Iran’s Esfahan Province

The Esfahan centre of the Iranian radio and TV organization has opened a news office in Natanz [in Esfahan Province].

Iranian Esfahan provincial TV showed the opening ceremony and a correspondent filed a report from the new office, saying: “The 13th news office of the Esfahan Centre of the Voice and Vision Organization [radio and TV organization] opened today in Natanz, a city from where the country’s most news reports come from.

Dr Kalbasi, the director-general of the Esfahan centre of the Iranian radio and TV organization, who opened the news office, said: “Natanz is the home of the nuclear centre and the country’s progress in the field of the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy which has surprised the world, and the city is a source of pride for the people of the province and the entire nation.”

Mr Hoseyn Araqi was introduced as the head of the news office in Natanz.

Originally published by Esfahan Provincial TV, Esfahan, in Persian 1300 10 Sep 07.

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