Roads Minister in Ecuador

Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi arrived in Ecuador’s capital Quito on Sunday to participate in the Habitat III United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, which is being held from October 17-20. A delegation, including deputy roads minister, Hamed Mazaherian, and the head of National Land and Housing Organization, Hamidreza Azimian, among other senior officials, is accompanying Akhoundi, the ministry’s news service reported. The objectives of the decennial conference are to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable urban development, assess accomplishments to date, address poverty and address emerging challenges.