President.ir - Speaking in a press conference at the end of his visit to Semnan Province late on Wednesday, Dr Hassan Rouhani appreciated the people of Semnan for warmly welcoming the government, saying, �I am truly happy about the unity in this province�.

People have always supported the government, said Rouhani adding, �We have prepared next year�s budget bill and we are ready to submit it to the parliament anytime from now�.

He also referred to Student�s Day and continued, �We are always willing to serve the academics and during the term of office of this government, almost every year the ceremony has been held with great passion�.

The President went on to refer to the 27th Nationwide Prayer Conference saying, �I appreciate my old friend Mr Ghera�ati for his work in this area�.

�I am truly happy that in this visit many projects started operation and were launched. The most important thing is water and we need to pay attention to his issue�.