Basij official: Weakening national economy in enemy’s agenda
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Hamadan, Nov 29, IRNA -- Deputy Mobilization Basij Militia Force Commander in Cultural and Social Affairs said here Wednesday evening intensification of sanctions aimed at weakening our national economy is enemy’s agenda.
According to IRNA, IRGC General Abdul-Reza Azadi made the comment at a Conference of Basiji Professors aimed at devising guidelines of a successful resistance economy.
General Azadi added, “Paying attention to ways for implementing the resistance economy is the best strategy for encountering the plots hatched by the enemy.”
He reiterated, “The Basij Organization has established a special council aimed at defining and elaborating the ideas of the Supreme Leader, whose members have analyzed the ideas and ideals of his eminence on resistance economy.”
The Cultural and Social Affairs Deputy Commander of Basij added, “Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamene’ie’s remarks in that respect have been categorized under twelve axes, which are the main pillars of the resistance economy, and they are in turn sub-divided into two groups of factors, namely the micro-economy and the macro-economy.”
He pointed out that the government naturally plays the key role in macro-economy, such as reforming the structure of the national economy, implementing Constitutional Article 44, decreasing dependence to oil sales, moving in accordance with the plans and refraining from making haste, competence over the hard currency and credit assets, and supporting the science-based economy, as the main axes of the macro-economy.”
He said that the elites and the people are the axes of the micro-economy and taking optimum and maximal advantage of the resources and potentials, strengthening the culture of working and production, reforming the production model, supporting the national production by promoting local manufacturing, promotion of self-esteem and self-confidence, supporting the spirit of self sufficiency and self-dependence are the factors of micro-economy.”
General Salami said that the Basij emphasizes that the Iranian nation must use Iranian products so that we would manage to decrease the level of our country’s dependence to abroad day after day.
He announced that Iran’s annual imports amounts to 64 billion US dollars, while 24 billion US dollars of that amount is spent for importing luxurious goods, not importing which does no harm to our country.
He added, “Each year 40 billion Euros’ worth of ice-cream sticks are imported to Iran, while if that item would be deleted, in addition to gaining that much hard currency we would be able to create more new jobs and decrease the country’s unemployment rate.”
Referring to the jobs that can be done inside homes, new ideas in employment, animal husbandry and poultry production, and promotion of agricultural jobs he said that these activities can be supported.
The Deputy Basij Commander in Cultural and Social Affairs reiterated, “The enemies of the Islamic system have taking advantage of various media propagated that the resistance economy is the same as what is called in the West the ‘austerity economy’, while the Supreme Leader’s definition of the resistance economy is management of consumption.
Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamene’ie, said on Thursday August 23rd that “resistance economy” is the sole way left to proceed in the path to progress.
Addressing a meeting marking Government Week which was attended by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the cabinet members, Ayatollah Khamenei said resistance economy is the only way left for the country to continue with its progress.
Using all the governmental and non-governmental capacities, fighting corruption, doing the utmost to solve public livelihood problems, supporting national production and avoiding overconsumption are among the requirements of the resistance economy, he contended.
Very significant jobs can be done within the remaining one year, the Supreme Leader noted.
He also said that the arrogant powers have utilized all their power to make Iran retreat from its stances but the government should use all its capacities to break the untrue illusion of the enemies.
Despite the problems facing the society, the country is moving forward, the Supreme Leader said, hailing the government and the cabinet known for being very active.
Referring to the failure of the aliens’ plots, the Supreme Leader also addressed the cabinet: “Keep always in mind that the powers will never quit enmity and will seek new measure once the earlier ones are doomed.”
Therefore, the officials should seek new approaches for countering the threats, the paramount leader said.
Advising the cabinet, Ayatollah Khamene’ie also said that they were urged to review the weak points and remove them.
The Ayatollah also enumerated huge developmental works, remarkable progress in the field of science and technology promoting Iran’s status in the field of foreign policy and avoiding luxurious lives and leading simple lives as among the strong points of the government.
Ayatollah Khamene’ie also called on the government to draw up programs for removing the livelihood problems facing the public.
Empowering private sector is one of the pillars of the resistance economy, said Ayatollah Khamene’ie, noting that policies of Constitutional Article 44 should be pursed seriously and meticulously.
Rendering a definition of resistance economy, Ayatollah Khamene’ie said that adhering to this economy will not only keep the country on its track to progress but also will lower the vulnerability of the economic system.
The Supreme Leader also called on the three branches of government to keep interaction and coordination in their activities.
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