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185139
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Envoy Underlines Expansion of Iran-Pakistan Relations
TEHRAN (FNA)- An Iranian presidential advisor and envoy underlined the need for more extensive ties and exchange of information between Iran and Pakistan.
Iranian President Ahmadinejad's Advisor on Women and Family Affairs Masooma Mohammadi made the remarks in a meeting with Islamabad-based lady journalists at national press club on Saturday.
The Iranian emissary noted that Iran was being wrongly projected by the West and "Iran's real picture could not be portrayed in the outside world via the western media - that is biased towards Islamic states".
"There is a need for greater collaboration between Iran and Pakistan at all levels, specially in educational field through student exchange programs so that Pakistani and Iranian students can learn from each other's knowledge and experience," she urged.
Discussing the women participation in Iran at different levels, Mohammadi informed that "Iran has 71 women parliamentarians and the women literacy rate is above 80 percent."
She explained that contrary to the claims in the western media, Iranian women have achieved their extensive right under Islamic Revolution. Iran is also perhaps the first country which maintains a separate Iranian Women News agency but due to lack of propagation it could be extended to regional world.
"Over recent years, women in Iran have achieved greatly in fields like education, political participation, and social mobilization and Iranian women generally prefer different fields of academia," she said.
"Women in Iran were granted the right to vote in 1963 and since then, several women have held high-ranking posts in the government or parliament," she added.
She also said that Iran was not ready to implement western woman image in the country "as Islam preaches that woman's first responsibility is to serve the family at home".
Mohammadi said that it was her first visit to Pakistan and she was glad to see that Pakistanis are hospitable nation and she was eager to extend socio-economic development.
Iranian President Ahmadinejad's Advisor on Women and Family Affairs Masooma Mohammadi made the remarks in a meeting with Islamabad-based lady journalists at national press club on Saturday.
The Iranian emissary noted that Iran was being wrongly projected by the West and "Iran's real picture could not be portrayed in the outside world via the western media - that is biased towards Islamic states".
"There is a need for greater collaboration between Iran and Pakistan at all levels, specially in educational field through student exchange programs so that Pakistani and Iranian students can learn from each other's knowledge and experience," she urged.
Discussing the women participation in Iran at different levels, Mohammadi informed that "Iran has 71 women parliamentarians and the women literacy rate is above 80 percent."
She explained that contrary to the claims in the western media, Iranian women have achieved their extensive right under Islamic Revolution. Iran is also perhaps the first country which maintains a separate Iranian Women News agency but due to lack of propagation it could be extended to regional world.
"Over recent years, women in Iran have achieved greatly in fields like education, political participation, and social mobilization and Iranian women generally prefer different fields of academia," she said.
"Women in Iran were granted the right to vote in 1963 and since then, several women have held high-ranking posts in the government or parliament," she added.
She also said that Iran was not ready to implement western woman image in the country "as Islam preaches that woman's first responsibility is to serve the family at home".
Mohammadi said that it was her first visit to Pakistan and she was glad to see that Pakistanis are hospitable nation and she was eager to extend socio-economic development.
