Vow to Uphold ICHHTO Status After Its Conversion to Ministry

Head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization Ali Asghar Mounesan pledged to shield his organization from any potential setback in the wake of a planned conversion into a ministry.
Seeking to allay concerns that the move may come at the expense of the plans to promote the cultural heritage, he said, "I assure you that for me and the government, cultural heritage is a priority concern and we will give it even more attention under our new mandate."
"What the cultural heritage sector needs is greater leeway and we will try to deliver that in the prospective ministry," ILNA quoted him as saying.