President Ahmadinejad made the remarks in introducing and farewell ceremonies of Heads of Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization.

President Ahmadinejad said: “Tehran cares more for the cultural aspects of tourism than its economic aftermaths as it is willing to boost relations with the world nations by this means.

"The cultural effect of tourism is more important to us than its economic impacts," Dr.Ahmadinejad said.

He then reiterated that relations and interactions among different cultures and nations in the world are more important than financial aftermaths of tourism, saying, "The economic aftermaths of tourism are inferior to its cultural effects, and we regard relations among nations as to be more important than its (tourism) economic effects."

Iran has taken different concrete measures so far to introduce its tourist attractions to foreigners and expand cultural relations with the world countries.