Tehran (IP) - The Petroleum Minister Bijan Namdar Zangeneh on the sideline of the inauguration ceremony of the First Creative Event on the oil industry underlined the need to keep and create hope in Iranian youth to play an effective role for prosperous future of the country.

Iran PressIran News: On the sideline of the First Creative Event of Oil Industry, Zangeneh in a press conference noted that today is a good day since a good event has happened to support the creative youth of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

"We tend to support startups and knowledge-based companies who work in the oil industry.  I think the world is at a point where we cannot continue without creativity," the high ranking official made the remark.

The minister stated that given the capacity of the investment and financial sources in the oil industry, we can develop and create hope to expand knowledge-based activities.

The Petroleum Minister in response to the Iran Press question about the effect of holding such events on the improvement of the oil industry especially in the sanction era, noted: "The most important thing that the youth must have hope about their future. They need to be hopeful about Iran's future and a better future. We need to keep our youth active."

"This is vital for the current situations of the country, and the future of our country. I think we are spending a large amount of money, while with a little amount, a lot of knowledge-based companies will be active and we definitely intend to do it," he noted.

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