Leader Tells Officials, Researchers:

Keep Up Pace of Scientific Advancement

Date: 23 January 2019 - 21:39

News ID: ۶۲۴۲۵

TEHRAN (Dispatches) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday Iran has to maintain and step up the pace of its scientific progress.
"The momentum that the scientific advancement of the country has enjoyed over the past 20 years should not decrease or cease. It should be maintained and strengthened for years to come until the country reaches the summit in science and knowledge,” the Leader said.
Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks in a meeting with a group of officials and researchers of the Research Center for Cognitive Sciences.
"One must thank God for scientific advancements of humans and the opening of new doors to better understand the amazing and stunning order of the universe because they move mankind closer to the knowledge of the divine,” he said.
Ayatollah Khamenei said each new door opening to science and knowledge will prepare the ground for new changes in human life.
"Hence, any nation that lags behind in new sciences and relevant technologies will be doomed to backwardness, humiliation, and colonialism by the domineering powers.”
Iranian scientists and scholars, as well as research and academic centers should do their best and work constantly toward keeping up the momentum of the country’s scientific advancement, especially in new sciences, the Leader said.
"If we lag behind the world’s scientific movement, even slightly, we can no longer catch up with the scientific movement and reach the summits of science. Hence, no pause is appropriate in our scientific advancement,” the Leader added.
Ayatollah Khamenei touched on the state budget allocated to scientific and cultural centers and constraints in this regard, saying, "I am aware of the problems, but I believe when a nation is determined, it can achieve great results, even during a harsh economic and political crisis.”
The Leader cited some historical examples in a few countries where great scientific achievements were made in difficult times.
Ayatollah Khamenei further advised Iranian scientists to make use of all scientific accomplishments of the West.
"Never refrain from being a learner and from learning. We are not ashamed of being learners and learning, but we are ashamed of always remaining a learner,” the Leader said.
The Leader, however, advised against putting trust in the plans and enjoinments of the West.
"Western countries, which today are the most advanced in the fields of modern sciences, have also committed the highest number of crimes against nations throughout history,” Ayatollah Khamenei said.