TEHRAN Heads of the three government branches called on the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Monday night in which meeting the need for implementation of reforms in the society within the Constitution was stressed.
The meeting also emphasized that elimination of poverty, corruption and discrimination should top the agenda of reforms.
It was noted that the Judiciary and executive branches should make joint efforts to remove corruption and discrimination in all government-run apparatuses and nongovernment-run entities.
The visitors also reiterated Iran's effort in its capacity as the chairman of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) to support a holy war (jihad) against the Israeli atrocities which have so far claimed over 100 Palestinian lives.
The same group of officials along with head of the Expediency Council (EC) had a primary meeting on the same subject in August.
President Seyed Mohammad Khatami, Majlis Speaker Mahdi Karrubi and Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Seyed Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi along with Expediency Council Head Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani met to define what reform means in the Islamic society.'' Various political factions and personalities have given different definitions of reform which is frequently mentioned by President Seyed Mohammad Khatami after his 1997 election.
Many believe that the culmination of the Islamic Revolution in 1979 was itself a political, social and cultural reform based on Islamic principles.
In July, the Leader commented on the issue of reforms. He said reforms mean the removal of poverty, discrimination and corruption and most of the people of Iran supported what he said while touring Ardebil Province.
The controversy about what reform is still continues.
Some people say that the government has nothing to do with the reforms and the people are responsible for that.
Others say the people have nothing to do with the reform and the government should do everything.
At the time of the primary meeting President Khatami explaining the controversy underlined the fact and said, "I believe that the government is responsible for the reforms, for it has authority." Islamic Iranian Participation Front Chief Mohammadreza Khatami, brother of the president who is top vote-getter in the Sixth Majlis elections, then said it's not the duty of the government to define the reforms, people themselves should define it.
Observers, however, believe that the forthcoming meeting of the heads of the three branches of the government can clean the slate.