More than a week ago, Iran experienced a peaceful government transition. The new President of Iran, Ayatollah Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, is the former Chief Justice, and now the eighth president of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Raisi has outlined the programme of his new administration in detail, and stressed both domestic and foreign issues. In the internal domain, his focus is on justice, anti-corruption, and anti-discrimination.
As he mentioned in his inauguration ceremony, “People ask us to fulfil our promise of a government of justice, anti-corruption, anti-discrimination, caring, programme-oriented, and science-seeking.
Raisi further said: “What the people wanted from the new government was a change. Change is inevitable for the country, and must take place. The government’s programme is change, and is based on the very valuable and lasting document of the Declaration of the Second Step of the Islamic Revolution, which will direct the work of the government.Raisi believes that urgent action is needed to solve problems. In the ceremony he vowed: “We have prepared an immediate, short-term transformation plan, in which there are about 10 central issues that the government is facing from today. Issues have been identified, and I assure people that both the issues and the solutions are identified by experts. God willing, this will be pursued strongly, and the issues will be addressed immediately.”
The most urgent programme of the new president is to pour water on the fire of Covid19. While receiving his first dose of the home-grown CovIran Barekat vaccine, Raisi said: “Public vaccination is an unavoidable necessity, and one of the priorities of the government is that we increase the public resistance of the people against this virus and its possible mutations.”
Among his internal programmes, the reduction of the cost of living, financial system reform, tax system reform, and increasing transparency, are the top priorities. Raisi stated: “The transformation plan of the government will soon be available to elites, thinkers and experts, and we will benefit from everyone’s opinion.
We consider the promotion of relations with neighbouring countries as the most important and main priority of our foreign policy, and we favour their dignity and excellence. Diplomacy must strengthen the bonds among nations of the region and strengthen their common ground in the fields of economy, culture, science and technology,” he said.
“Tehran will pursue comprehensive development of relations with African countries,” he said in his meeting with the Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa Thandi Modise. He stressed the importance of relations between South Africa and Iran
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Source: IOL