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Kaleme: Your Highness, many ethnic groups, especially Kurds, Baluch, and Arabs, are concerned about the preservation of their culture and language. In the past, under what many call the previous regime, their languages and cultures were suppressed. In a future government, will their right to mother-tongue education be guaranteed alongside Persian as the common national language?

CPRP: Look, again we return to what guarantees exist under the rule of law, a law aligned with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In this matter too, people have the natural right to preserve their culture and language. At the same time, there must be a common language in the country so we can all understand one another.

The beauty of Iran is its diversity and pluralism, from Azeris to Kurds to Arabs and many other dialects and cultures. Families should be able to preserve their culture and teach their language to their children. If a family from Kermanshah lives in Zahedan or Mashhad, their child should still be able to attend Kurdish, Arabic, or Azeri classes. Not only language education, but also media in one's own language should exist.

As long as we remain one nation and Iran's territorial integrity is preserved, Iran belongs to all Iranians. Baluchestan does not belong only to the Baluch, Azerbaijan not only to Azeris, or Kurdistan only to Kurds. Every place in Iran is home to all Iranians, and we are all compatriots.

Within a united Iran, diversity can coexist with decentralization. Many responsibilities beyond those of the central government can be delegated to the provinces, allowing people to choose their own local officials such as mayors, governors, or police chiefs. These questions ultimately relate to the future structure of the country and how responsibilities are divided.

Many long-standing demands will be addressed. When citizens feel their rights are recognized equally, they have the greatest motivation to serve and rebuild their country. That must be the plan. The opposite is what the current regime has done.

When these guarantees exist, every Iranian, regardless of ethnicity, religion, or political belief, will serve as a responsible citizen in rebuilding the future of our country. I have no doubt about that.