Ayatollah Khamenei the Leader of the Islamic Revolution met this morning with the Minister of Culture and the cultural attaches of the Islamic Republic. Speaking at the meeting, His Eminence said that presenting a true image of the Islamic Republic and the achievements it has made as well as promoting the Persian language and literature are among the major duties of the Islamic Republic's cultural attaches.
His Eminence further stated that engaging in appropriate cultural activities will help fill possible gaps in diplomacy as well as in business and economic arenas.
Ayatollah Khamenei touched on the methods used by the colonial powers to achieve their illegitimate goals and said that those countries try to achieve their inhumane goals through cultural activities. He further stated that the Islamic Republic is rooted in divine principles and that cultural methods should be used in a more appropriate manner in the Islamic Republic.
Ayatollah Khamenei said that engaging in cultural activities in an appropriate manner will prevent the country from being isolated.
His Eminence also touched on the importance of the role of cultural attaches and said that the Islamic Republic's cultural attaches are the cultural standard-bearers of the Islamic Republic in the international arena.
Elsewhere in his speech, Ayatollah Khamenei touched on the efforts of the arrogant powers to tarnish the image of the Islamic Republic and said that they are trying to make the people of the world suspicious about the Islamic Republic and undermine the moral and spiritual influence of the Islamic Revolution on the people of the world. "Therefore, presenting a true image of the Islamic Republic is one of the most important duties of the Islamic Republic's cultural attaches."
Ayatollah Khamenei said that providing an appropriate definition of Islam is one of the prerequisites of presenting a true image of the Islamic Republic. He further reiterated that that the ill-wishers and the arrogant powers are trying to present an image of Islam which is reactionary or liberalist. "But pure Islam introduces deep, lofty, and clear concepts of humanity, God, the hereafter, and material as well as spiritual needs of humanity."
Ayatollah Khamenei said that introducing the great scientific, cultural, and artistic achievements of the Islamic Republic is one of the duties of the Islamic Republic's cultural attaches.
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution reiterated that an up-to-date image of Iran should be presented in the world besides introducing the depth of the country's culture and civilization.
Ayatollah Khamenei stressed the importance of the Persian language and culture and reiterated that promoting the Persian language in academic centers is one of the major duties of the Islamic Republic's cultural attaches.