AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Stressing the importance of reviewing the performance of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution based on the upstream documents, the President said, "To evaluate the performance of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution, we need to refer to the remarks of Imam Khomeini about the objectives of forming this council and also the remarks and expectations of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution about this council, which are the beacon for the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution on the path of transformation".
Speaking before noon on Saturday at the Conference of the Second Step of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution on the Path of Transformation, which was held on the 38th anniversary of the formation of the council, Ayatollah Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi said, "For transformation in the field of culture and the performance of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution, we should have a look at its performance from the beginning up to now".
Stressing the importance of reviewing the performance of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution based on the upstream documents, the President said, "To evaluate the performance of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution, we need to refer to the remarks of Imam Khomeini about the objectives of forming this council and also the remarks and expectations of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution about this council, which are the beacon for the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution on the path of transformation".
He said, "The implementation and operationalisation of transformation in the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution require attention to this beacon so that it can become clear in what parts it has been successful, and it should be appreciated and strengthened, and in what parts there are shortcomings, which should be addressed as soon as possible".
Referring to the fact that I have repeatedly emphasised the importance of improving productivity, the President said, "I would like to say to you intellectuals that we need to improve productivity in the country. We have more than 80,000 faculty members in the country, who should be expected to improve productivity".
Ayatollah Raisi stated that he deeply believes that spending money in this sector of science and culture is a kind of investment, and clarified, "In no way should we worry about spending money in the sector of science and culture, but we must also monitor whether we have been productive in proportion to the costs or not?"
Referring to his meeting with students on Student's Day and asking them to hold meetings to familiarise themselves with political issues and current issues along with scientific issues, Ayatollah Raisi clarified, "Our students and university professors should definitely have a correct analysis of the situation in addition to knowledge enhancement".
The President further mentioned the issue of cultural guidance in the words of the Supreme Leader of the Revolution in the Declaration of the Second Step of the Islamic Revolution and stated, "One of the important missions of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution is to monitor the realisation of cultural guidance in addition to preserving and promoting cultural identity".
The President stated that the successive defeats of the enemies are due to the lack of recognition of the societies, and clarified, "The 20-year presence of the Americans in Afghanistan did not achieve anything other than war, bloodshed and defeat, because contrary to their claims, they are unaware of the conditions and realities of this region".
Dr Raisi also mentioned the issue of recent disturbances in the country and said, "The recent conspiracy of the enemies had different dimensions. The security aspect will be followed by the security officials, but the other aspect is definitely related to the cultural issues that the cultural officials of the society must carefully scrutinise the recent events and correct the effective factors in the cultural background of the recent riots and compensate for the possible deficiencies and shortcomings".
The President considered explaining the issues and raising awareness to the society as one of the very important and dangerous responsibilities of the custodians of culture in the country and stated, "Martyr Lieutenant General Haj Qasem Soleimani believed that we had won the military victory over the Takfiri terrorist movement in the region, but to save the thoughts and minds that are washed, we need a cultural army".
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