President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, heading a delegation, arrived in western province of Ilam on Wednesday morning as part of his regular provincial tours. Upon arrival in the city, the President was welcomed by the Supreme Leader’s representative, the provincial governor and a number of other local officials. President Ahmadinejad\'s two-day visit is aimed at following up implementation of the projects that had been approved during the previous rounds of his provincial tours. He made the initiative to visit different provinces when he took office in 2005 in order to bring closer the government to ordinary people.