Leader Urges Synergy between Iranian Parliament, Administration
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei stressed the need for the Iranian Parliament and administration to work in cooperation, push for synergy, complement each other, regard themselves as components of a single body, and avoid conflicts in their relations.
The members of the Islamic Consultative Assembly -the Iranian Parliament- met with Ayatollah Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah of Tehran on Wednesday morning.
During the meeting, which coincided with the anniversary of the Liberation of Khorramshahr (May 24, 1982), the Leader honored the greatness and position of the Iranian Parliament and considered the legislative status of the Parliament to be much greater and more important than its supervisory position.
"Legislation is like building a railroad or more precisely, it is like building a road that determines the direction of movement of the other branches of government," he said.
Imam Khamenei considered some of the bills that have been approved by the current parliament as strategic. "The Strategic Action Plan to lift sanctions was a fundamental and important resolution that saved the country from a state of quandary with regards to the nuclear issue. We can even see the results of its implementation on a global scale."
The Leader described the Family and Youth Protection Act as very important, while underlining that the knowledge-based production leap law is one of Parliament’s strategic enactments.
In describing the characteristics and performance of the 11th Consultative Assembly, the Leader stated, "After three years, I still consider this parliament to be revolutionary, young and dynamic. Of course, this is a general view that does not take into account the exceptions that may exist in the parliament."
Recognizing the country's problems and passing legislation to solve them was another characteristic that Ayatollah Khamenei described with regards to the current Parliament.
"Most of the laws to fight corruption, to eliminate discrimination and monopolization and to improve the business environment have been approved with decisiveness and clarity," he added.
The Leader considered "having a simple life, avoiding aristocratic behavior or looking down at people" as the characteristics of many of the representatives of the 11th Parliament.
He also strictly urged the members of the parliament to refrain from being influenced by the enemies’ propaganda, adding that factional considerations and groupings should definitely not play a role in the evaluation and approval of bills.
Ayatollah Khamenei remarked that, "Because of different tastes, groupings have always existed in parliament, but we should not let it turn into a bipolarity. We should not let it take the place of justice and prudence while making decisions on legislative matters."
In the final part of his speech, the Leader provided the members of the parliament with some important recommendations, Khamenei.ir reported.
While outlining his first word of advice, he referred to the duality of "rapprochement or destruction" in the parliament’s relationship with other branches of government, especially the executive branch. "In the destructive view, both parties see each other as rivals with the aim of uprooting each other. This view is dangerous and problematic for both the government and the parliament."
Combining piety and honesty with freedom and openness was another recommendation that the Leader made to the MPs. "Piety and honesty should be observed in cases where a public announcement (of an issue) is necessitated."
At the beginning of his speech, on the occasion of the third of Khordad, which marks the anniversary of the liberation of Khorramshahr, Ayatollah Khamenei congratulated the great nation of Iran for the miraculous epic.
The Leader also made a recommendation for people to read books that have been written about Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas.
"More important than this great victory are the initiatives, the war plans that can be taught in war colleges, the sacrifices and bravery of ordinary human beings, high-ranking martyrs, and other stories and facts that were seen in that unparalleled operation. We should not let these things fade or be forgotten."
At the beginning of this meeting, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Speaker of Iran's Islamic Parliament, gave a report on the performance of the 11th Parliament. He described "creating a road map for prioritization in legislation" as one of the most important distinguishing features of this term of the Parliament.
