Rouhani: Iran Never Lets Its Independence Be Hurt

President Hassan Rouhani says the great Iranian nation will never let the country’s independence, the nation’s freedom, and the Islamic Republic of Iran’s system be hurt.

Addressing a gathering in Khomein in this central Iranian province on Monday, Rouhani said the Iranian nation which has tried for centuries to establish the Islamic Republic system in the country will never lose it.

President Rouhani made the remarks after visiting the house of the late Imam Khomeini in Khomein. Khomein is the birthplace of Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The motto of ‘Neither East, nor West, Islam is the best’ which was echoed by Imam Khomeini taught the nation that it should stand against all powers, Rouhani who is now in Markazi province on his 32nd provincial tour said.

Touching on the country’s problems, Rouhani said from now on, the country will have one million new ready workforces every year.

On the country’s achievements, the president said Iran’s non-oil exports exceeded the country’s imports last year, stressing that it happened for the first time in the past 60 years in the country.

Adopting new technology, an aim of nuclear deal, says Rouhani

In Arak, in Markazi province, President Hassan Rouhani has said one of the objectives of July 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), was to gain the world’s new technology.

President Rouhani made the remarks Saturday evening in this central Iranian province while addressing the war veterans, Ulema and elites here.

With the JCPOA, Iran was to get its rights and reach an agreement with the world in order to open the global doors to the country’s economic move, the president said.

Rouhani, who is now in Markazi province on his 32nd provincial tour, added that the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution has also stressed importance of adopting state-of-the-art nuclear technology.

Also, he said, the South Pars gas field in south of the country needs modern technology.

Rouhani further stressed importance of getting familiarized with the new technologies in line with exploiting rich oil resources in the country.

About the country’s relations with the world, the president called for constructive interactions with the world which can help the country make progress and at the same time relying on the Islamic Revolution, ethics, culture, religion and principles.

IRNA

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