Tehran, Aug 29, IRNA -- 'The Bliss of Knowledge', a book which has collected remarks of Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, has been translated in English and will be released later this month.

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The book which covers Ayatollah Khamenei's comments and guidelines on the production of science and the importance of research is an influential source for Iran's scientific development.

'The Bliss of Knowledge' will be unveiled at the Moscow International Book Fair due to be held later in September.

The Persian version of the book was published four years ago and could attract many Persian-speaking readers across the world.

For more information on the book please visit the www.book-khamenei-ir website.

Late in September, Ayatollah Khamenei in a decree communicated the macro-scale policies for Iran's movement in various areas of science and technology, saying that the country will turn into a major scientific power in the world in future.

The decree was issued by the Leader in line with the implementation of Clause 1 of Article 110 of Iran's Constitution and after consultation with the country's State Expediency Council.

Production of science, development of innovation and devising theories, upgrading Iran's global status in science and technology, converting Iran into the scientific and technological hub of the Muslim World, development of basic sciences and fundamental research, gaining access to the advanced sciences and technologies through special planning and policy-making, optimizing the performance and structure of Iran's educational and research system to gain access to the objectives of the country's 20-year vision plan and scientific flourishing in Iran are among the main topics touched in the Leader's decree.

Other principles specified by the leader include the rule of Islamic tenets, values, ethics and regulations in research, technology and higher education system and materialization of Islamic university, strengthening the national will and increasing social understanding about the importance of scientific and technological development, improving the relationship between research, technology and the higher education system with other sectors, development of cooperation as well as active, constructive and inspiring interaction in area of science and technology with other countries as well as accredited scientific and technical regional and international centers, specially those of the Muslim world together with consolidating the country's independence.

By IRNA