Government Spokesperson: Qatar Gives Favorable Assurances on Determining the Status of Captured Iranian Pilots

The president is set to hold a scientific meeting with university presidents and faculty members to make greater use of universities' capacity in addressing the country's major issues.

The spokesperson of the government said that the government of Qatar has promised assistance to determine the status of Iranian pilots captured in Qatar.

According to Arjan's ambassador, Fatemeh Mohajerani today (Tuesday, October 21st) in a press conference, in response to a question about where did the follow-up of the issue of Iranian pilots in the visit of the Minister of Interior to Qatar, which was supposed to be followed by the presence of a technical delegation in the future? He announced: The Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are following up on this matter, and the Qatari government has also given a favorable promise and has always declared its readiness to cooperate in order to clarify their situation.

The government spokesperson expressed hope that the status of Iranian pilots will be fully determined as soon as possible.

According to this report, Mohajerani, while explaining the recent plans of the President, pointed to the visit of Masoud Mezijian to Turkmenistan and stated: The presence and speech of the President at the Summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States as a special guest, bilateral meetings with the heads of states and Caspian border countries, as well as the follow-up of common issues, including environmental issues, were part of the plans of this trip.

The beginning of the academic year of universities with the approach of solving the country's problems

Referring to the official start of the new academic year at Shahid Beheshti University, the government spokesperson said: Yesterday we witnessed the official start of the academic year with the presence of the president at Shahid Beheshti University. This university was chosen to hold this ceremony because of its scientific position and being among the first tier universities of the country, as well as the attacks that took place on it during these days and the significant number of martyrs of this university.

Mohajerani added: The president is going to hold a scientific meeting with university presidents and faculty members so that the capacity of universities is used more than in the past in solving the major problems of the country.

The spokesperson of the government stated that the approach of the universities should be problem-oriented and said: the fields of water, energy, environment and industry and other important issues of the country can be formed in the form of different working groups and the cooperation of universities to solve the country's problems will be provided. Cooperation in the field of water had already started and this path can be developed in other fields.

Commemoration of martyrs of Minab at the beginning of the academic year

Referring to another part of the ceremony of the beginning of the academic year at Shahid Beheshti University, Mohajerani said: This ceremony began with the memory of the martyrs of Minab, and the students' backpacks and benches that were placed in this ceremony were once again a reminder of the oppression of the students who were deprived of their childhood.

Opening of the first children's cancer diagnosis and treatment center

The government spokesperson also announced the opening of the first children's cancer diagnosis and treatment center and said: This center was opened in the presence of the Minister of Health, Treatment and Medical Education Mohammad Reza Zafarkandi.

Emphasizing that the year 1404 was not a normal year, he added: This year was not even similar to a normal year and nothing was similar to normal conditions. However, the patient and honorable staff of the health system, especially the nurses, stood up to work during all the hard days and performed their duties properly.

The government spokesperson continued: "Yesterday, in the presence of the president, one of the nurses of Lorestan province who performed her duties during the bombardment was honored.

Martyrdom of 52 medical personnel in two wars of 1404

Referring to the martyrdom of health forces during the 12-day war and the Ramadan war, Mohajerani said: In total, 52 people from the medical staff, including doctors, nurses, Red Crescent and emergency forces, were martyred during the two wars of 1404.