ISFAHAN -- Economic advisor to the governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Ali Rashidi said here Wednesday that Iran with such facilities and population has no alternative to joining the World Trade Organization (wto).

Rashidi told a national seminar on consequences of Iran's joining the WTO that economic mafia groups in Iran have prevented adoption of any measure in this regard.

Meanwhile, member of the board of instructors of Tehran's college professors university Yadollah Dadgar told the seminar that the country is facing introductory challenges in its drive to join the WTO.

Besides various economic corruption, economic institutions are not in coordination with each other, he added.

He said besides economic problems, other problems in the political, judicial, cultural and scientific fields, too, should be solved.