Imam Khamenie Receives Chamber of Commerce Members

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Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei urged the authorities to provide the public with a genuine, hopeful assessment of the country's economic situation, adding such a hopeful assessment was a prerequisite to a successful economic jihad (the major economic drive of the current Iranian year).
Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks in a meeting with head and members of Iran and Tehran chambers of commerce Tuesday, said the Imam Khamenei's official website.

Imam Khamenei touched on the large drives accomplished by the nation in the past few years and urged the authorities to avoid any pessimistic assessment of the conditions on the ground.

Ayatollah Khamenei called the by-laws of the Constitutional Article 44 as a new railroad for the national economy which helped steer the economy through a right, precise direction.

His Eminence said the chamber of commerce was required to identify business sector activists nationwide and to encourage the private sector to join business ventures. Ayatollah Khamenei also urged the economic activists who cooperate with the chamber of commerce to responsibly redefine and meet their role at the current conditions of the country.

The Imam touched on the enemy efforts to undermine the country through sanctions or other conspiracies, adding that the enemy aims to frustrate the public and cause the Islamic Revolution to fail however they could not defeat the popular, Divine movement of the Iranian nation.

"We are sure we will prevail against any such conspiracies as long as the hearts are full of hope and the people are making diligence," Ayatollah Khamenei said.