In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
O You Who Mutate Hearts and Visions
O You Who Run Day and Night
O You Who Turn Years and Conditions
Change Our Conditions to the Best
Blessings Be Upon Ali, Fatima and Her Father and Her Husband and Her Children
The start of the year coincides with the anniversary of the martyrdom of Hadhrat FatimaZahra, May God Bless Her
Our people’s attachment to the household of the prophet [Muhammad] and the esteemed daughter of the great messenger has requirements
which everyone is bound to meet and will definitely do so
We hope that these days and this [new] year would be littered with the blessings of Fatima
and the blessed name of this great figure and her memory
would leave deep-seated and lasting effects on the lives of our people in the [Iranian calendar] year 1394
And we hope that the beginning of spring, the [rebirth of] nature, which marks the start of New Year on the solar calendar
, would be filled with blessings for the Iranian nation and all nations marking Norouz
I offer my humble salutations to the household of Hadhrat Baqiatallah al-Azam (an allusion to the last Shia imam believed to be in occultation) for whom we are ready to sacrifice our souls
We commemorate the late great Imam [Khomeini] and our honorable martyrs at this blessed time
and we hope to enjoy the blessings of the pure souls and the prayers of the pure souls of these esteemed figures.
We take a brief look at the year 1393
and a brief look at the current year which starts at this time
The year 93, both in the internal domain and external and international domain
was replete with adventures for our country
We had challenges, we also made progress
Given these challenges
we named the year 93 the year of “National Determination and Diligent Management”
Taking a look at what happened in the year 93
we see that, thank God, national determination was manifested
our nation demonstrated its firm determination in enduring certain problems that existed
it proved this determination, this aspiration on Bahman 22 (February 11), on Quds Day
and also in the massive demonstrations on Arabeen (December 13, 2014).
Diligent management was, thank God, obvious and evident in some sectors
In the sectors we observed diligent management
we witnessed progress
Of course, this recommendation is not limited to the year 93
National determination and diligent management are both necessary for our nation in this year
and in the years to come
But in the year 94, we have great wishes for our dear nation
and all of these wishes could be fulfilled
Our great wish for the nation in this year is economic development
as well as regional and international might and dignity
scientific progress in the true sense of the word
judicial and economic justice
as well as faith and spirituality
which are the most important of all
In our view, all these demands and wishes are attainable
None of them are outside the capability of the Iranian nation and outside what the [Islamic] establishment’s policies can achieve
We enjoy great potential
To that effect, there is a lot to say
and I will address, God willing, the most important of them in [my Satrurday] afternoon’s speech
What I would like to speak about to our dear nation
is that this potential is great and can be realized, but it has requirements
One of these requirements consists of friendly cooperation between the nation and the government
If such friendly cooperation takes shape from both sides
our wishes will thoroughly come true
and our dear people will see their effects with their own eyes
The government is meant to serve the nation and the nation is demanding services from the government
The more friendship, cooperation and empathy between them
the better work will go ahead
They should trust one another.The government should recognize the nation, in the proper sense of the word
and recognize the value, significance and capabilities of the nation
. Reciprocally, the nation should trust the government in the proper sense of the word
In this regard, I have issues to address
and I have also recommendations which I will, God willing, highlight in my speech
In my view, we should consider the current year as the year of extensive cooperation between the government and the nation
. I have chosen the following motto for this year: Government and Nation, Empathy and Rapport
We hope that this slogan will be realized in practice
and both sides of this motto, i.e. our dear nation, our great nation,
our ambitious and courageous nation, our prudent and wise nation and the government, dedicated to serving people,
will be able to abide by this motto in the proper sense of the word and would see its impacts and results
We pray to Almighty God to facilitate progress in the country
and we ask Almighty God to enable us to succeed in rendering services.
Blessings upon you, and God’s compassion and blessings upon you.