Tehran (IP): Iran's President on Sunday appreciated the grand Marjas over their supports for the eleventh and twelfth governments and named them as the intellectual and spiritual supporters of the government saying their concern over people's problems come from the popular base of the Shia authority.

Iran Press/Iran News: Speaking at the cabinet meeting on Sunday evening which has been chaired by President Hassan Rouhani, the First Vice President presented a report to the Cabinet on his contact with the grand Marjas and the representative of Ayatollah Sistani.

Eshaq Jahangiri, while extending the Grand Marjas' greeting to the President, expressed their concern about inflation and the people's livelihood problems.

The President stated that the Marjas have always supported the eleventh and twelfth governments and have been the intellectual and spiritual support of the government, and said: "We consider the concern of those noble figures about the economic situation to be right and we consider it to be due to the popular base of the Shia authority.

Rouhani added: "I assure the grand Marjas that the government is doing its best to foil the evil plans of the enemies aimed at annoying the government and the honorable nation of Iran and to reduce the suffering of our dear people."

On the occasion of the Elderly Week, the Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare presented a report to the Council of Ministers and the growing trend of the aging phenomenon in the country.

The members of the Council of Ministers, while thanking all private and public centers for caring for the elderly and preventing the spread of the Coronavirus, emphasized the importance of continuing the health controls of the centers.

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