Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei in a meeting with members of the EU-based Union of Islamic Associations of Iranian Students Wednesday highlighted the ongoing national scientific drive as a dire need, adding that the youths at present have a divine duty to acquire knowledge and work in the path of God.
Ayatollah Khamenei appreciated the Union for its efforts abroad and called it a Blessed Tree of faithful youths.
Ayatollah Khamenei noted that the key to materialize the aspirations of the Islamic Republic was to institutionalize the scientific drive.
The IR Leader then said the ruling system of the world was unjust, adding that in the world today, the man is confined by discrimination and unfairness of false systems and that an unjust attitude has prevailed the world as an integral part of the Western Capitalist system though under the motto of Liberal Democracy.
Ayatollah Khamenei then touched on an IRI campaign to develop a fair international order and expressed hope the flag of justice could be hoisted in the world after gathering the huge world public force underneath.
The IR Leader spoke of two major goals in this regard: "Development of a model, just system" and "presentation of the features of such a system". Ayatollah Khamenei said in developing and presenting such an Islamic system, one needs to acquire knowledge, faith, and spiritual and physical strength, adding that the Iranian youths are featured with those elements.
The Islamic Revolution Leader urged the audience that one needs faith and perseverance in order to tread the tough track taking into account the fact that there are worldly desires and motivations in the path.
The IR Leader then pointed to the failure of some fickle individuals to keep the track in the country, adding had they kept their attitude intact, the country would have enjoyed much better a status today either in spiritual or material affairs.
Ayatollah Khamenei added however that the realities on the ground have proved that the size of individuals who join the track is twice those who leave.
Ayatollah Khamenei then pointed to the remarks of some world politicians in support of the Ashura riots in Tehran and said that such remarks either stem from a desire on their part to play a role in distortion of realities or they being under the influence of Zionist and other alien media of the world.