Leader highlights talents, strategic capacities among capabilities of Iran

Leader of the Islamic Revolution made the comments in a meeting with President Masoud Pezeshkian and his cabinet members in the first visit since the 14^th government took office, reported Taqrib News Agency (TNA).

The meeting of the Iranian president and his cabinet was held concurrent with the Government Week in Iran as the leader marked the former prime minister Mohammad Javad Bahonar and president Mohammad Ali Rajaee, both of whom killed in an assassination attack in August 1981 in Iran.

Ayatollah Khamenei called on the visiting ministers to not miss the opportunity to serve the people and referred to the great jobs that could be done within the time of their office.

The Leader said to recognize the assets and capacities in Iran is the precondition for efficiency of the government warning that a part of losses inflicted upon the country in the past governments was due to a lack of knowledge on the capabilities at home.

Ayatollah Khamenei said,” I firmly believe that religious and political beliefs of the Iranian nation, talents and the well-educated people are the unparalleled assets that once recognized and hired, they will help resolving several issues.

The Leader also detailed his views on selection of the members in the new government calling for appointment of pious, committed and motivated youths to settle the issues in order to train a generation of capable managers for the future of the country.

Still in another part of his remarks, the leader called on the new government to maintain their presence in public contact with the people stressing that to gather first hand data on the true conditions of the people is not possible only via reports.

Ayatollah Khamenei highlighted importance of considering both the priorities of issues to be resolved and the limited resources in the country.

The Leader named the nuclear energy as an infrastructural priority which is necessary for future of the country and said,” The country cannot deprive itself from a scientific and technological advancement and being left behind in this field only to begin it with a deferral.”

Ayatollah Khamenei underlined the unprecedented speed of the advancements made in the field of artificial intelligence and cyberspace and said,” Our military and civil institutions are using such technologies but we should gain command of these technologies since merely using them does not suffice.”

The Leader said,” We should not remain anticipative of our enemies, as stressed in recent remarks by both the president and foreign minister; therefore, we might interact with the enemies in cases but will not anticipate any help from them.”

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in his remarks at this meeting, stressed that the members of the new government have unanimously pledged to prioritize the issues of people in the under-privileged regions and paying attention to those less attended.

He noted that the first step in the path towards settling the issues is maintaining unity, compassion, clinging to the rope of Allah and solidarity under the leadership of Ayatollah Khamenei.