Scientific arena away from political drives: Leader

TEHRAN, Feb.1 (MNA) – Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Khamenei visited Nano-technology exhibition today. Ayatollah Khamenei, while deeming the progress in this field as a great sample for other sections, asserted that the scientific and research arena should stay away from political drives and motivations. President Deputy of Science and Technology, Sourena Sattari, was also accompanying Ayatollah Khamenei in this visit. The exhibition presents the latest achievements of Iranian nano researchers in fields like nano-materials, pharmacy, agriculture, oil, water, energy, power plants, and automobiles. Ayatollah Khamenei, while commending the success and progress of scholars and researchers in the field of nano-technology, called the advances as indicators of an expert and concentrated group, which would lead to further progress. Ayat. Khamenei, meanwhile, described precise planning, stable management, and talent identification as the progress-preserving factors and emphasized that preventing political drives of penetrating into scientific arena is another important factor. The Leader also urged the researchers to avoid pride and satisfaction to keep their progress pace and recommended them to direct their knowledge toward marketing and wealth producing in order to make their science applicable to daily lives of ordinary people. Ayatollah Khamenei also asked the Deputy to pay attention to the budget of this scientific field to improve its position and help its enhancement.