Iran Holding N. Technology Exhibition in Beirut

The Lebanese capital of Beirut is currently hosting an exhibition of Iran’s technological and scientific achievements which was inaugurated on Tuesday.

The one-week event is being held on the occasion National Day of Nuclear Technology in Iran.

Speaking on the sidelines of the exhibition, Iranian Ambassador to Beirut Qazanfar Roknabadi lauded the efforts made by Iran’s nuclear scientists which have resulted in the country’s scientific and technological achievements.

The Iranian envoy underlined that any effort by the US and Zionist regime to prevent Iran’s progress and development is doomed to failure.

On Tuesday, Iran marked the National Day of Nuclear Technology in a ceremony attended by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

During the ceremony, the Iranian president is due to inaugurate two uranium processing facilities in the Central province of Yazd through video conference.

Saghand uranium complex near the Central city of Ardakan and Shahid Rezayeenejad Yellow Cake production facility are slated to be inaugurated by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during the ceremony.

Governor of Ardakan Ahmad Kamali said that uranium ores are extracted from the depth of 350 meters in Saghand mine near Ardakan and are then sent to Rezayeenejad complex to be converted into Yellow Cake.

The ceremony is also attended by head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization Fereidoun Abbasi and a number of other senior officials of the country.