19.2.2007
Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei Monday
instructed the authorities in charge of the execution of the Article 44 of
the Constitution about the relevant discussions in a meeting in which he
described efforts as such as a sort of jihad, adding that provided all the
authorities practice diligence, in two or three years the drive will bear
fruits.
Ayatollah Khamenei reviewed records and background of notificatin of
the article's general policies once on May 22, 2003 and the other one on
July 1, 2005 and expressed dissatisfaction over the pace of affairs.
"The problem is driven by either indifference towards how the Article
44 could produce a large economic upturn or absence of a common
understanding in different bodies and institutions," Ayatollah Khamenei
said, adding that the meeting was aimed to examine the significance
enshrined in the issue and bring about a common concept of the theme.
Ayatollah Khamenei believed that to provide the ground for the
execution of the Article 44 general policies, a change must come about in
certain structures, regulations and assignments of the state bodies.
The Islamic Revolution Leader termed post-revolutionary economic
developments not proportionate with socio-political turnaround in the
period.
"Notable moves have taken place in economy. However, we were expected
to offer a successful economic version to the world to further
substantiate our national competence in economic progress and justice
administration by making a tangible growth in per capita income and GDP,
taking part in international economic competitions, removing poverty and
impoverishment and administering justice."
Ayatollah Khamenei viewed national wealth and social justice as two
major axes of the Islamic economy, adding that any methodology,
instruction or prescription in economy which caters to the said axes is
approved while no other discussion is of use for the country and people as
long as it fails to consider expansion of national wealth and social
justice.
Ayatollah Khamenei described generation of wealth as a must-have for
poverty removal, adding that to expand national wealth, the path of
capitalization and economic production must be paved for the entire people
so that the overall young educated workforce and competent managers could
implement giant, lucrative projects under the auspices of various bodies.
Ayatollah Khamenei hailed the Constitution as balanced, far-sighted and
fair in its approach towards economy. The IR Leader examined how the
Article 44 divides economic activities into the triple sectors of
state-run, cooperatives and private-run and said that according to the
terms and provisions of the Article, the division aims to enhance economic
advance in the country and they must be regarded valid as long as they
help materialize the goal.
Ayatollah Khamenei blamed the excessive expansion of state-run
properties in the first decade after revolution on some reservations
regarding the Imposed War (1980-88) as well as the extraordinary economic
situation during the same spell.
Ayatollah Khamenei regretted that the trend failed to ebb away in the
subsequent decades following an overexpansion in the number of state
corporations as well as refusal to cede them to the public.
"As an outcome, state properties increasingly widened against the
Article 44 of the Constitution and the revenues, expected to serve a
healthy flow of wealth in the country, were in effect squandered to carry
out wasteful and useless projects thereby inflicting damage on the
national economy."
Ayatollah Khamenei underlined large ventures to materialize the
objectives of the National Economic Vision, adding the drive was not an
assignment to be assumed by the government whereas the government bears
heavy responsibilities in securing strategic affairs and modern
technology, an area not to be trespassed by the private sector.
Ayatollah Khamenei raised some issues of concerns regarding the
administration of justice and absolved the incumbent administration in
this regard.
"Some outsiders by open propaganda or diplomatic push try to present
the serving government accountable in this regard whereas the problem has
been built up over the past years because the approach towards the matter
was wrong and the Constitutional Article 44 was let down," the IR Leader
said.
Ayatollah Khamenei outlined the by-laws and aims of the Article 44 as
freeing the administration from unnecessary economic activities, opening
the path of venturing in national economy, promoting cooperatives sector
and widening its supportive umbrella over feeble strata of society,
assigning the administration to governing matters, policy making and
leading role, clarifying where the revenues raised through ceding project
are spent, and approving demands of the administration over the drive.
The IR Leader welcomed the "justice shares" initiative, recently
offered by the serving administration, adding that the Article never meant
to cut price national assets, rather it meant to make a small-benefit
property turn into a burgeoning asset for the economy with the scheme
being directed at underprivileged people.
"Islam welcomes generation of wealth through legal and legitimate ways
bereft of corruption," the IR Leader said, adding that generation of
wealth would translate into social wealth and a good dded as well provided
it came along with honest intention and aiding impoverished people.
Ayatollah Khamenei underlined combat against corruption as
complimenting wealth generation through legal ways and termed it
instrumental to healthy economic competition under the Article 44 of the
Constitution. In the same regard, the IR Leader called for bringing
transparency to the relevant regulations and amending some laws, urging
the three branches of government to abide by the undertaking.
"Some individuals out of opposition to economic flourish and progress
of the Islamic System, oppose the policies. These people, principally
linked to outsiders, try to hold back Iranian economy to press it by
economic leverage in time of need," Ayatolah Khamenei said, referring to
the dissenters of the Article 44 in home and abroad.
Concerning the dissenters towards the execution of the article,
Ayatollah Khamenei said, "these individuals are mainly among those people
whose interests or administrative power are affected by the execution of
the policies."
Ayatollah Khamenei then turned to the duties of the three branches of
power in this regard and urged the authorities for studying the dimensions
of the drive, consulting with experts and avoiding haste.
"Nevertheless and in any regard, the pace of the execution of the
general provisions of the Article 44 must be expedited and the authorities
in charge of different governmental bodies must seriously pursue the drive
through a timetabled plan," the IR Leader said.
In drawing up the conditions needed to execute the Article 44,
Ayatollah Khamenei pointed to ratification of necessary laws in the
parliament, full judicial support for legal and legitimate ownership by
establishment of expert courts to that effect, taking an all-embodied
approach towards different provisions of the Article 44, informing people
and private sector and giving transparency to relevant regulations to
prevent any sort of abuse.
"Thank to diligence of the heads of three branches of power and the
authorities as a whole, in the two or three years to come the drive will
bear tangible fruits and everybody will become more hopeful about the
prospects of the country," Ayatollah Khamenei concluded.
Supreme Leader advises
Syrian president to support Iraqi government
Tehran, Feb 18, IRNA
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Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei
on Sunday called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to support the Iraqi
government.
Syria and Iraq resumed diplomatic relations after a quarter of century
with a visit to Damascus of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani in 2006.
The Supreme Leader said that Iran and Syria are the two strategic
allies and that the 28-year friendly relations should further develop.
Ayatollah Khamenei said that consultations between the Iranian and
Syrian officials would strengthen the strong pillars of bilateral
relations.
The Supreme Leader expressed concern about the difficult and
complicated situation in the Middle East and said that the global
arrogance led by the US and its allies are the main losers in the
controversy in the region.
Citing the chaotic situation in the Middle East, the Supreme Leader
said that the US interference in the region has led to nowhere and the US
president is being reprimanded by his colleagues in the Republican Party
as well.
The Supreme Leader said that the enemies have attempted to unleash
religious conflict in both Iraq and Lebanon and advised the Syrian
president to support the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and
national aspirations of the Lebanese people and at the same time do its
best to foil the conspiracy of religious conflict in the regional states.
Ayatollah Khamenei thanked Syria for helping bring closer the
Palestinian groups and stop conflict between the Palestinian groups and
called for Tehran-Damascus coordination to help resolve regional disputes.
The Supreme Leader recalled the US propaganda campaign against Iran
ahead of February 11, the anniversary of culmination of the Islamic
Revolution and said that the magnificent turnout on the National Day
rallies helped demoralize the enemy.
On his part, President al-Assad said that the US has attempted to
weaken resistance of the regional nations to its hegemonic goals.
"But, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Syria have stood up to the US
with reliance upon their own nations," President al-Assad said.
The Syrian president called for cooperation among the regional states
to thwart the conspiracy of stirring up religious conflict in the Islamic
states.
"I hope that the upcoming visit to Damascus of Iraqi Prime Minister
Nouri al-Maliki would serve to develop Damascus-Baghdad relations,"
President al-Assad said.
Al-Assad reaffirmed Syria's support for aspirations of the Lebanese
people.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was also present in the meeting.
Supreme Leader: Nation's
bravery emanates from religious faith
Tehran, Feb 17, IRNA
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Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei
said on Saturday that bravery of the Iranian nation emanated from the
religious faith and both the nation and government should not spare a
moment in their move towards progress and peaks of victory.
In a meeting with people from East Azarbaijani province, the Supreme
Leader said that despite the eye-catching progress in Iran in the past 27
years since victory of the Islamic Revolution, those involved in anti-Iran
propaganda campaign have failed to recognize the truth and realities in
the Iranian community.
"In the past 27 years since victory of the Islamic Revolution, the
Iranian nation has come to the scene whenever they felt a threat from the
enemy," the Supreme Leader said, citing people's magnificent turnout on
February 11 when the US administration had intensified its threats against
Iran.
"This is a strong point of the Islamic Revolution which the enemy can
never understand," the Supreme Leader said.
Ayatollah Khamenei said that the February turnout across the country
was blessings of the Almighty and the strong point of the Islamic
Revolution.
"The February 11 rallies once again displayed the power of the Islamic
Revolution and reduced the anti-Iran threats," the Supreme Leader said.
Ayatollah Khamenei made it clear that the third generation of the
Islamic Revolution have the same commitments to the Islamic Revolution as
the first generation who were involved in the Sacred Defense (Iraqi-imposed
war 1980-1988) did. However, sometime the third generation youth are more
determined than the first generation, he added.
The Supreme Leader said that the young generation with high talents are
determined to move forward in the field of science and they have managed
to reach the heights of scientific progress.
The Supreme Leader dismissed the hostile threats against Iranian
nuclear program and said that Iranian nation needs the nuclear energy for
its future in order to avoid dependence on the nuclear states.
The Supreme Leader advised the nation to get stronger in the face of
threats and said that any set-back will encourage the enemy to become more
aggressive.
"The officials should never downgrade the nation's resolve to move
forward and they should heed the national determination to that effect."
The Supreme Leader said that the nation needs nuclear energy in future,
because the oil and gas reserve will not last forever.
Ayatollah Khamenei recalled the Tobacco Movement of Azarbaijani people
under leadership of religious leader Sheikh Mohammad Khiabani and the
uprising in Tabriz, one year before victory of the Islamic Revolution and
said that the nation would proceed with their national nuclear program too.
The Supreme Leader also pointed to the enemy's plot to damage Iran's
territorial integrity and said that the people of Azarbaijan have given
their response to such a plot throughout the history.
Iran has planned to establish eight nuclear power plants each with a
capacity of 1,000 megawatts by 2015.
Uranium enrichment is currently at the level of Research and
Development (R&D) by commissioning less than 1,000 centrifuges to produce
fuel for the power plants.
The primary stage of fuel-cycle needs at least 3,000 centrifuges to
operate by feeding Uranium Hexafluoride gas (UF6).
Iran is a signatory to Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and respects
Safeguards Agreement of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
2007/02/08
Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei ruled out the
enemies' psychological operation to demoralize the Iranian nation as a
token of their frustration and weak stand.
In an address to the commanders and personnel of the IRI Army's Air
Force in the morning, the IR Leader emphatically promised that the great
Iranian nation will take the stage in February 11 annual marches more
enthusiastically than ever to prove to the world that it continues to
tread its prideful path vigilantly and powerfully.
The meeting was held to commemorate the anniversary of the Army's Air
Force' historic votive meeting twnty seven years ago with the late founder
of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Imam Khomeini, may Allah be consent with
him.
Ayatollah Khamenei elaborated on the enemy goals behind their hue and
cry or threats of sanctions, saying that the Iranian nation ever since
twenty seven years ago has been courageously confronting the enemy ploys
and thwarted them through its innate capabilities and resources as well as
its deep roots, growing more and more powerful so that the present
position of the Islamic Republic of Iran could not be compared with that
of early revolutionary period.
The IR Leader said that America's threats to block Iran is not new,
adding that America and several other countries have blockaded the I.R. of
Iran since years ago, though the Iranian nation could manage to make a
large, bright scientific-technological progress amid the sanctions
atmosphere.
Ayatollah Khamenei denounced 'intimidation' as the age-old and constant
approach of the domineering powers to demoralize the nations and plunder
their wealth, adding, "Scare and surrender to enemy is the mode of those
nations and authorities who have failed to realize the might of national
resolve. Otherwise the Iranian nation has debunked the spell of
intimidation of the dominance seekers and mightily stood up to any sort of
threat through its successful experiences of the last 27 years."
Ayatollah Khamenei touched on rumors of an imminent America's attack on
Iran and told enemy not to bother themselves. "They must not bother
themselves to try to intimidate the Iranian nation by such matters. Hasn't
America ever attacked Iran? Furthermore, the enemies are well aware that
any sort of aggression would be followed by a full blown reaction of the
Iranian nation against the aggressors and their interests anywhere in the
world," Ayatollah Khamenei cautioned.
"We believe that no one would commit such an irrational error to
endanger its country and interests. Even though some say the American
President is not a man of calculation or heeding the repercussions of his
conduct, such individuals too could be made to heed wisdom," Ayatollah
Khamenei said, adding that the American analysts and policy-makers had
realized that the Iranian nation will not leave any aggression unanswered.
Ayatollah Khamenei turned to Zionist regime's admittance lately that it
was in hold of A-bomb, adding that the regime in doing so sought to
intimidate the Islamic countries and Muslim nations.
"Scare is like a termite which chops off the vital foundation of the
nations. The world of Islam must remain alert towards the sort of plots,"
Ayatollah Khamenei urged.
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution termed the recent aggression of
the Zionists against the al-Aqsa Mosque a tragic event and called on the
world of Islam and the Muslim nations to voice their disgust at the
perpetrators of the disgraceful move.
Ayatollah Khamenei also highlighted the presence of logic, deliberation
and reasoning in the immense movement of the Iranian nation in making the
Islamic Revolution.
"The emergence of affection, love and profound religious faith in the
great movement distinguishes the Islamic Revolution of Iran from other
revolutions in the world. The religious faith is the driving force behind
the fountain of the Islamic Revolution and the key to its constant move
along its platform and the path of human moral," Ayatollah Khamenei said.
Ayatollah Khamenei blamed the enemies' conspiracies, brawling and scam
against the Iranian nation during the last 27 years on their failure to
realize the united, profound faith of the nation.
"The awakening of the world of Islam constitutes a principal dimension
of the Islamic Revolution in Iran," the Islamic Revolution Leader said.
1.2.2007
At the threshold of the annual 'Ten-day Dawn' celebrations, marking the
victory of the Islamic Revolution and on the anniversary of the martyrdom
of the fourth Shiite Imam, Hazrat Sajjad (AS), the Islamic Revolution
Leader, Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei on Thursday paid tribute to the
father of the Islamic Revolution, the late Imam Khomeini.
The Islamic Revolution Leader then visited the tombs of the martyrs of
the Islamic Revolution and the Iraqi imposed war as well as the martyrs of
June 28, 1981 bombing and wished them higher spiritual position.
On June 28, 1981 a bomb planted by the terrorist Mojahedin Khalgh
grouplet at the headquarters of the then Islamic Republic Party claimed
the lives of the late chief justice Ayatollah Mohammad Hossein Beheshti
and 72 other top government officials.
