to report Trust cinema Seyyed Mohammad Beheshti wrote in Etemad newspaper:
If the missions of the Ministry of Guidance are considered in the current conditions of the country, then the importance of the role that Seyyed Abbas Salehi can play in this special environment becomes more apparent. In the previous government, unfortunately, we witnessed an unfavorable situation in the relationship between the government and the cultural and artistic community of the country. It can practically be said that Iran’s cultural and artistic society is wounded, in a state of anger and has even turned its back on the government; Why was this space formed? These conditions have been created because the governing institutions and basically the government have turned their backs on the cultural and artistic society.
This situation has created a deep rift between the cultural and artistic community and the country’s cultural administration. Unfortunately, the country’s cultural management has felt alienated from the cultural and artistic community and has started to produce cultural and artistic products on its own to solve various problems. Basically, the role of the government and the government in managing the cultural and artistic fields in this era expanded to such an extent that there was practically no space left for the participation of artists and the cultural and artistic society of our country.
This complicated situation is more visible, especially in the field of cinema. A process that caused irreparable damage to all fields, especially the country’s cinema, and created a period of stagnation in this field. This is because almost most Iranian filmmakers have been isolated for years, they don’t work and basically they are not played. In fact, at this time, a strange confrontation has been formed between the governing institutions and activists in the field of culture and art. This rift and gap between executive officials on one hand and the cultural and artistic community on the other hand must be healed. For this purpose, at this time, we need a person and an approach that acts as a mediator and a detail and reduces the existing distances. In fact, the officials of the cultural and artistic spheres should act as interstitial water in the joints and create a balanced and new ratio in this sector.
Seyyed Abbas Salehi is a self-confident, positive and problem-solving personality, according to his past experiences, both during the time of the cultural deputy of the Ministry of Guidance and during his ministry. In fact, he can provide constructive solutions to overcome the problems that the cultural and artistic society is dealing with. At the same time, due to Salehi’s sincerity and the cordial relationship he has always established with the cultural and artistic community, he provides the possibility of the formation of these conciliatory fields between the two parties. On the other hand, Salehi is completely trusted by the government and his record shows that he has always served and was concerned about maintaining the government. For this reason, I think he is the right person to identify the problem in the field of culture in the current situation and to provide written and efficient plans to overcome the challenges.