The speaker of the Assembly of Experts said that negotiating doesn’t solve the problems of the country and added, “The only way to solve the country’s problems is through resistance and negotiations won’t have any effect.” RNA – Speaking at a press conference on September 25th, Ayatollah Sayyed Ahmad Khatami, the speaker of the Assembly of Experts of the Leadership, spoke about a two-day long meeting of the Assembly of Experts the said, “Those speakers who addressed the Assembly of Experts emphasized that negotiations with the Americans and Europe will not solve the problems facing the country.”
He added, “Over the past few days various meetings have been held. In one of these meetings, Hujjat al-Islam Hoseyn Taeb [the head of the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps] was present in the Assembly of Experts and spoke to the members of this assembly.”
Ayatollah Khatami continued, “In addition to the Intelligence Organization of the IRGC, Ayatollah Sayyed Ebrahim Raeisi [the Chief Justice of Iran] also addressed the Assembly of Experts.”
Referring to the content of the speeches in the Assembly of Experts, His Eminence said, “Those who addressed the Assembly of Experts emphasized that the only way to solve the country’s problems is through resistance and that these problems will not be solved through negotiations.”
He emphasized, “Nothing will come out of negotiations and on the eve of President Hasan Rouhani’s visit to the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the Europeans have shown their true selves and three European countries also have falsely accused us which demonstrates that Europe and the United States are cut from the same cloth. Therefore, we must adopt the same strategy of patience and resistance that is emphasized in the Quran.”
In response to a question about reforming the election law, Ayatollah Khatami said, “Election law reform has many clauses that were discussed at the meeting but it didn’t get anywhere. We must devise a plan to devote time to this specific issue in a meeting every two days.”
Regarding the mechanism of the issuance of the statement in the Assembly of Experts, he stated, “Our final statement is the sum of the opinions of the representatives of the Assembly of Experts and is put forward by a vote and approval.”
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