TEHRAN –The Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, Ensieh Khazali, has asked Uzbekistan to join the global movement of commitment to family.

She made the remarks in a meeting with the ambassador of Uzbekistan, Nasriev Fariddin Badriddinovich, in Tehran on Tuesday, April 16.

Referring to Uzbekistan’s successful demographic policies and emphasizing the cultural affinity of the two countries regarding family issues, Khazali asked for Uzbekistan’s support in strengthening family foundations in international communities.

She further stated that the historical, cultural, and religious commonalities of the two countries can lay the ground for the further development of relations between the two countries.

Badriddinovich, for his part, said thanks to the intelligent policy-making of the officials of the two countries, the ties between Iran and Uzbekistan are expanding well.

He, particularly, referred to the reciprocal visits of President Ebrahim Raisi and his Uzbek counterpart last year saying that they have helped foster bilateral ties.

Badriddinovich stressed that the women and family-related collaboration has grown noticeably since last year.

Sharing their successful experiences, the two officials also exchanged views on joint economic cooperation, such as creating virtual markets and facilitating goods exchange with women's management and participation, supporting women's entrepreneurship and employment.  

global movement of commitment to the family

On the second day of his trip to New York, at the 78th General Assembly of the United Nations, on September 20, 2023,  President Raisi described the power of the Islamic Republic of Iran as a security-creating power that by removing the options of war, occupation, and secession of countries from the table of the dominating powers, has opened new horizons for the region and stated, "The Islamic Republic of Iran believes that the priority of the region is Islamic unity and collective development.

 Undoubtedly, stabilization of security depends on collective development and this is the only way to prosperity in West Asia".

He went on to say that in addition to the war against Islam, we are also witnessing a war against the family.

The family is the most authentic, lasting, fundamental, and natural human institution that is under threat today.

Today, the crime against humanity is not only the occupation of lands, the killing of innocents, and the colonization of nations, but the attack on the natural shelter of human beings, which is the family, is also a crime against humanity.

Protecting the privacy of family and marriage, which is formed by the union of a woman and a man, is a global reality that should become a common global agenda. Education, development, and human excellence cannot be achieved except in the framework of family values.

Fake narratives of marriage and gender are actually an attempt to eliminate transcendental concepts such as mother, father, and natural family; Actions that can be seen as examples of crimes against humanity and cause the end of the human race. It is our human duty to deal with such approaches.

Today, we need a global movement of commitment to the family so that all family members can experience a warm life together.

We ask all the leaders of the world and the leaders of divine religions to fulfill their historical duty in supporting the original position of the concept of family and confronting fake narratives. We expect the United Nations to place respect for the noble position of the family at the top of its agenda. 

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