In response to a letter from the polulation-related authorities, Ayatollah Khamenei referred hilighted the need to increase the birth rate, saying that the growth in population will result in increased power and civilization of Islamic Iran
The Leader emphasized that the related auhroties need to increase their efforts to urged for an increase in the population and the birth rate.
He noted that the continuation of the power of the Iranian nation is related directly to the growth in the population.
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