The Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei arrived in the city of Semnan, the capital of Semnan Province, in the first stage of his tour of the province on Wednesday, November 8.
Ayatollah Khamenei was warmly welcomed at the Semnan Airport by thousands of local residents, who had gathered there since early in the morning in order to welcome the Leader to their city.
The local government officials, including the province's governor-general, the representatives of the Semnan constituency in the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis) and the Leader's representative in Semnan Province, were also among the local residents at the airport, who accorded a very warm welcome to the Leader.
Ayatollah Khamenei is also expected to meet provincial residents at other cities of Semnan Province such as Dameghan, Shahroud and Garmsar.