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July 7, 2009 President says his next administration will undergo major changes Tehran Times Political Desk TEHRAN - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who was reelected president in the June 12 election said that his team in the next administration will undergo major changes. "There should be major changes in the administration and these changes will be significant," Ahmadinejad said in a televised address on Tuesday night. He said the changes will be based on the needs of the time. "The structure of the administration should change in proportion with the needs of the day," the president explained. He said creating jobs, redirecting subsidies, implementing the Article 44 of the constitution, and defending citizenship rights will form the cornerstone of his next administration's task. Pointing to the presidential election which was disputed by two of his rivals, he said "This election was the healthiest and the most dignified." He said in the election in which 85 percent of the eligible voters participated a new chapter was opened in Iran's history and its dealings with the outside world. "With this election we entered a new stage both at home and abroad." The president reiterated his previous position in making efforts to reform the international system which he said only benefits the great powers. The development of Iran and reforming the current international system are "inseparable", the president insisted. "Without an effective involvement in global management we cannot develop Iran." The president was indirectly referring to Western pressure on Tehran for its peaceful nuclear program. The Iranian nation defends "dialogue, justice and peace" and does not "back down" from its legal rights, he noted. The U.S. and a few of its European allies have been pressing Iran to freeze its uranium enrichment activities. However, Iran as a country that has signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), insists that its nuclear activities are solely aimed at producing electricity to meet the nation's growing demand. The International Atomic Energy Agency is monitoring all the processes of nuclear activities in Iran by installing cameras and making regular and surprise inspections.
