In the name of god, the compassionate, the merciful, praise be to allah, the lord of the universe, and peace and blessing be upon our master and prophet, mohammad, and his pure household, and his noble companions -- oh god, hasten the arrival of imam mahdi and grant him good health and victory and make us followers and those who attest to his rightfulness.

Mr president, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, i thank the almighty god for granting me, once more, this opportunity to address this important international meeting. I wish to begin by congratulating you, Mr president, for having assumed the presidency of the 64th session of the UN general assembly and wish you every success.

I also extend my thanks to mr miguel d'escoto brockmann, president of the 63rd session of the general assembly, for his excellent stewardship of the work of the general assembly during his term.

Over the past four years i have spoken about the main challenges facing our world. I have talked about the roots and underlying causes of these challenges and the need for the world powers to review their outlook and workout new mechanisms to address the pressing international problems.

I have talked about the two conflicting outlooks prevailing in our world; one that is based on the predominance of its materialistic interests through spreading inequality and oppression, poverty and deprivation, aggression, occupation and deception, that tends to bring the entire world under its control and imposes its will upon other nations. This outlook has produced nothing but frustration, disappointment and a dark future for the entire humanity.

The other outlook is the one that espouses the belief in the oneness of god, and follows the teaching of god's messengers that respects human dignity and seeks to build a secure world for all members of the human community, in which everybody can enjoy equally the blessings of sustainable peace and spirituality.

The latter is an outlook that respects all human beings and nations that values cultures in defiance of any kind of discrimination, and commits itself to the constant fight of promoting equality for everyone before the law on the basis of justice and fraternity, and lays a solid foundation to guarantee equal access for everybody in their quest to excel in knowledge and science. I have laid emphasis time and again on the need to make fundamental changes in the current attitudes towards the world and towards its people in order to be able to create a bright tomorrow.

Friends and colleagues, today i wish to share with you a few points about the changes that should take place. First, clearly, continuation of the current way of being in our world is impossible. The present inequitable and unfavorable conditions run counter to the very nature of humanity and move in a direction that contravenes the truth and the goal behind the creation of the world.

It is no longer possible to inject thousands of billions of dollars of imaginary wealth into the world economy simply by printing worthless paper assets, and transfer inflation as well as social and economic problems to others through creating sever budget deficits.

The engine of unbridled capitalism with its unfair system of thought has reached the end of road and is now unable to move. The era of capitalist thinking and imposition of its thoughts onto the international community, intended to predominate the world in the name of globalization and the age of setting up empires is over. It is no longer possible to humiliate nations and impose double standard policies on the world community.

Tactics where the realisation of the vested interests of certain powers are adjudged to be the only criteria with which to weigh democracy -- tactics that use the ugliest methods of intimidation and falsehoods under the labels of "freedom" and "democracy", and through which sometimes produces dictators, lack legitimacy and must be totally rejected.

It is now time to put an end to those who define "democracy" and "freedom" whilst they themselves violate their fundamental principles. They can no longer sit as both judge and jury and scoff at the real democratically-established governments. The awakening of nations and the expansion of freedom worldwide will no longer allow them to continue their hypocrisy and vicious attitudes.

Because of this most nations, including the people of the untied states, are awaiting meaningful and profound change. They have welcomed and will continue to welcome change.

How is it possible to imagine that the inhuman policies in palestine can be allowed to continue; to force the entire population out of their homeland for more than 60 years by violence and coercion; to attack them with all types of arms and prohibited weapons; to deny them the right of self-defense, whilst calling them "terrorist" and portraying their persecutors to be "peace-lovers"?

How can these crimes against defenseless women and children, and the wanton destruction of their homes, farms, hospitals and schools be unconditionally supported by certain governments? Why are these men and women being subjected to genocide and being denied their basic needs -- food, water, medicines -- by the heaviest economic blockade?

They are not even being allowed to rebuild their homes smashed in the 22-day barbaric attack by the zionist regime even as winter approaches.

Meanwhile, the aggressors and their supporters deceitfully continue their rhetoric "in defense of human rights" and thereby put others under psychological-guilt pressure.

It is no longer acceptable that this tiny minority dominates the politics, economy and culture of the vast majority of the world via their elaborate networks, and builds a new form of slavery, which harms the reputation of all other nations, with its de facto supremacist ambitions.

Equally it is no longer acceptable for nations, that lie thousands of miles away from the middle east, to continue to send their troops to inflict war, bloodshed and terror upon the people of this region, and turn their legitimate protest in to the casus belli of this deadly oppression.

Look at the state of Iraq and Afghanistan. It is not credible to take charge of a country with a military occupation founded upon "the war upon terror" or "the fight against drug trafficking" given that both the production of illicit drugs has multiplied and terrorism has widened its dimensions and tightened its grips. Thousands of innocent people have been killed, injured or displaced; infrastructure has been destroyed and regional security has been seriously jeopardized. Yet those who have created the current disastrous situation continue to blame others. How can one talk about friendship and solidarity with other nations whilst one expands one's military bases all over the world including Latin America?

This situation cannot continue. It is all the more impossible to advance expansionist and inhuman policies on the basis of militaristic logic. The logic of coercion and intimidation will produce dire consequences, exacerbating the present global problems. It is not acceptable that the military budget of some governments is far in excess of the entire budgets of some countries of this world. They export billions of dollars of arms every year, stockpile chemical and biological weapons, establish military bases or have military presence in other countries whilst accusing others of militarism, and mobilize all their resources in the world to impede scientific and technological progress of other nations under the pretext of countering arms proliferation.

It is not acceptable that the united nations and the security council, whose decisions must represent all nations and governments by the application of the most democratic methods in their decision making processes, be dominated by a few governments and serve their interests solely.

Firstly, in a world where cultures, thoughts and public opinions should be the determining factors, the continuation of the present situation is impossible, and fundamental changes seem to be unavoidable. Secondly, any change must be structural and fundamental both in theory and practice, involving all aspects of life.

The outdated mechanisms that are themselves instrumental in, and are the root cause of the world's present problems can never be used to bring changes and create our desired world.

Liberalism and capitalism that have alienated human beings from heavenly and moral values can never bring happiness for humanity because they are the main source of all misfortune: wars, poverty and deprivation. We have all seen how the inequitable economic structures controlled by certain political interests are used to plunder national wealth of countries for the benefit of a group of corrupt business giants.

The present structures are incapable of reforming the present situation.

The political and economic structures created after world war II were founded with the intentions to dominate the world, and failed to promote justice and lasting security. Rulers whose hearts do not beat for the love of people, and who sacrifice the spirit of justice in their minds, never offer the promise of peace and friendship to humanity.

By the grace of god, marxism is gone. It is now history. Capitalism will surely suffer the same fate, The divine traditions, referred to in the holy quran, teaches us that "the wrong" just like bubbles will fade away. There will remain only that which will be forever useful with respect to human societies. We must all remain vigilant to prevent the pursuit of colonialist, discriminatory and inhuman goals under the cover of the slogans for change and in whatever new format.

The world needs to undergo fundamental changes and all must engage collectively to make them happen in the right direction, and through such efforts no one and no government should consider itself an exception to change or superior to others and try to impose its will on others by proclaiming world leadership.

All problems existing in our world today emanate from the fact that rulers have distanced themselves from human values, morality and the teachings of divine messengers.

Regrettably, in the current international relations, selfishness and insatiable greed have taken the place of such humanitarian concepts as love, sacrifice, dignity, and justice.

The belief in god has been replaced with selfishness, and the cult of the individual. Some think themselves as god and insist that their values and wishes are imposed upon all others.

Lies have taken the place of honesty; hypocrisy has replaced integrity and selfishness has taken the place of sacrifice. Deception in interactions is called foresight and statesmanship; looting the wealth of other nations is called development; occupation is introduced as a gift in the promotion of "freedom and democracy" -- defenseless nations are subjected to repression in the name of defending human rights.

Friends and Colleagues, settlement of global problems and administration of justice and maintenance of peace will only be realised with collective determination and cooperation of all nations and states. The age of polarizing the world on the premises of the hegemony or domination of a few governments is over.

Today we must rise together in a collective commitment against the present challenges; we must take change seriously and help others through collective work to return to basic moral and human values. Messengers were sent by god to show the light of truth to human kind -- they came to make people aware of their individual and social obligations.

Piety, having faith in allah, the judgment of human behavior in the next world, the belief in the primacy of justice in this life and the next, finding one's happiness, well being and security in the happiness, well-being and security of others, respecting human kind, making efforts to expand love and compassion against hostility were all on top of the teachings offered by the messengers of god, from adam to noah, from noah to abraham, moses, jesus christ and the last prophet mohammad (peace be upon them).

All of them came to do something, to eliminate war and ignorance, to eradicate poverty and uproot discrimination in order to spread happiness in the entire world. They are the best gifts that god almighty has granted us. If the belief in entezar becomes widespread, we will join hands and achieve prosperity for all.

In my opinion, we have several important agendas in front of us. The secretary-general and the us general assembly can take the lead by undertaking necessary measures for the fulfillment of our shared goals on the basis of:

1. Restructuring the united nations in order to transform this world body to an efficient and fully democratic organization, capable of playing an impartial, equitable, and effective role in international relations; reforming the structure of the security council, especially by abolishing the discriminatory privilege of veto rights; restoration of the inalienable rights of the palestinian people by organizing a referendum and free elections in palestine in order to prepare a conducive ground for all Palestinian populations, including muslims, christians and jews to live together in peace and harmony; putting an end to all types of interferences in the affairs of iraq, afghanistan, middle east, and in all countries in africa, latin america, asia and europe. As our great prophet said, a government may survive with blasphemy, but never with oppression. Oppression against palestinians and violation of their rights still continue; a new group of palestinians who lived in al-qod al-sharif were again forced out of their homes as the destruction of their residential homes continues by the occupiers; bombings in afghanistan and pakistan have not yet sopped; and guantanamo prison has not yet been shut down and there are still secret prisons in europe. Continuation of the present situation adds to hostilities and violence. Oppression and military aggression must be stopped. Regrettably, official reports concerning the brutalities of the zionist regime in gaza have not been completely published. The secretary-general and the united nations have crucial responsibilities in this respect and the international community is impatiently waiting for the punishment of the aggressors and the murderers of the defenseless people of gaza;

2. Reforming the current economic structures and setting up a new international economic order based on human and moral values and obligations. A new course is needed that would help promote justice and progress worldwide by allowing the potentials and talents of all nations to flourish, thus bringing well-being for all and for future generations;

3. Reforming the international political relations based on the promotion of lasting peace and friendship, eradication of arms race and elimination of all nuclear, chemical and biological weapons;

4. Reforming cultural structures, respect for diverse customs and traditions of all nations, fostering moral values and spirituality aimed at institution of family as the backbone of all human societies;

5. Worldwide efforts to protect the environment and full observance of the international agreements and arrangements to prevent the annihilation of nature’s non-renewable resources.

Our nation has successfully gone through a glorious and fully-democratic election, opening a new chapter for our country in the march towards national progress and enhanced international interactions. They entrusted me once more with a large majority and this heavy responsibility.

And now, I want to declare that our great nation, which has made great a contribution to the world civilization, and the islamic republic of iran as one of the most democratic and progressive governments of the world is ready to mobilize all its cultural, political and economic capabilities to engage into constructive process aimed at addressing the international concerns and challenges. Our country has been a main victim of terrorism and the target of all-out military aggression during the first decade of the revolution. All through the past thirty years we have been subject to hostile attitudes of those who supported saddam's military aggression and his use of chemical weapons against us, and then they took military action in iraq to get rid of him.

Today, our nation seeks to create a world in which justice and compassion prevail. We announce our commitment to participate in the process of building a durable peace and security worldwide for all nations based on justice, spirituality and human dignity, while being dedicated to strongly defending our legitimate and legal rights. To realise these goals, our nation is prepared to warmly shake all those hands which are honestly extended to us. No nation can claim to be free from the need to change and reform in this journey towards harmony. We welcome real and humane changes and stand ready to actively engage in fundamental global reforms.

Therefore, we emphasize that:–

The only path to remain safe is to return to monotheism and justice, and this is the greatest hope and opportunity in all ages and generations.

Without belief in god and commitment to the cause of justice and fight against injustice and discrimination, the world architect would not get right.

People are at the center of the universe. Our unique feature is our humanity. The same feature which seeks for justice, piety, love, knowledge, awareness and all other high values. These human values should be supported, and each and every fellow human should be given the opportunity to acquire them. Neglecting any of them is tantamount to the omission of a constituting piece of humanity.

These are common elements which connect all human communities and constitute the basis of peace, security and friendship.

The divine religions pay attention to all aspects of human life, including obedience to god, morality, justice, fighting oppression, and endeavor to establish just and good governance. Prophet abraham called for oneness of god against nimrod, as prophet moses did against the pharaohs, and jesus christ and mohammad (peace be upon them) did against the oppressors of their own time. They were all threatened with death and were forced out of their homelands. Without resistance and objection, the injustices would not be removed from the face of the earth.

Dear friends and colleagues, the world is in continuous change and evolution.

The promised destiny for all mankind is the establishment of the humane pure life. There will come a time when justice will prevail across the globe and every single human being will enjoy respect and dignity. That will be the time when peoples' path to moral and spiritual harmony is opened and our journey to god and the manifestation of the god's divine names will come true. Then mankind should excel and represent god's "knowledge and wisdom", god's "compassion and benevolence", god's "justice and fairness", god's "power and art", and god's "kindness and forgiveness".

These will all come true under the rule of the archetype, the last divine source on earth, hazrat mahdi (peace be upon him); an offspring of the prophet of islam, who will re-emerge, and jesus christ (peace be upon him) and other noble people will accompany them in the accomplishment of this, grand universal mission. And this is the belief in entezar.

Waiting with patience for the rule of goodness and the governance of the best which is a universal human notion and which is a source of nations' hope for the betterment of the world. They will come, and with the help of righteous people and true believers will materialize humanities long-standing desires for freedom, perfectness, maturity, security and tranquility, peace and beauty.

They will come to put an end to war and aggression and present the entire knowledge as well as spirituality and friendship to the whole world. Yes, indeed, the bright future for mankind will come.

Dear friends, in waiting for that brilliant time to come and in a collective commitment, let's make due contributions in paving the grounds and preparing the conditions for building that bright future.

Long live love and spirituality; long live peace and security; long live justice and freedom. God’s Peace and blessing be upon you all