IRNA - Based on global official statistics and indicators, Iran has developed in various sectors and is even among the countries with high development, Vice President noted.

The sidelines of the inauguration ceremony of the development documents of Tehran province Mohammad Baqer Nobakht said on Tuesday, 'Over the past years, human development has reached the 0.57 index above 0.80, and we are among the countries with high development.'

'This shows that over the past 40 years, despite what was done against the Iranian people and the sanctions, we stayed and were more advanced, and we would be more advanced in line with the goals we have,' the senior official underlined.

Nobakht said that �According to the world bodies� indicators such as world Health Organization, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, Iran has made progress based on official indicators over the past 40 years.'