TEHRAN President Mohammad Khatami is to arrive in the northeastern province of Khorasan for an official visit, said Mohsen Mehr-Alizadeh the governor general of the province in a statement issued yesterday.

The statement went on to say "All of the government employees, the people of the province and me are proud that the president is making his first official visit after the June 8th presidential elections to Khorasan."

The president will also visit Neishabour in Khorasan that is one of the cradles of the great Iranian culture and civilization. He will inaugurated a big steel complex there.