The Minister of Culture says creating momentum in the cultural sector cannot be achieved through force and coercion.
Esmaeili stated that creating momentum in the cultural sector cannot be achieved through force and coercion. Sometimes our friends expect us to act like a military institution, but we do not have such capability. We need to pursue a comprehensive change by making adjustments to the cultural mindset.
We have a production sector and a regulatory sector. In regulation, there are certain laws, and the reason you see some have challenges with the Ministry of Culture in the public space is because we stand firm at the borders, and for this reason, we face so much criticism and challenges.
In the cultural domain, one cannot make sweeping changes overnight; change must be gradual and over time.