Iran presidential hopeful Ali Akbar Velayati addresses people in Ershad Mosque, Ahvaz, on May 14, 2013.[/caption]Iranian presidential candidate Ali Akbar Velayati says it is possible to fix the Islamic Republics economic problems by reforming the country's foreign policy.
The Iranian former foreign minister made the remarks in a televised interview in Tehran on Monday.
The issue of foreign affairs and the domestic economy have close ties to one another, he said.
Velayati, who is currently serving as an advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, stated that he would pursue Irans nuclear rights if elected in the upcoming presidential election.
I would like to assure our dear people that we will solve the nuclear issue by preserving the nuclear rights and we will boost international relations without relinquishing an iota of Irans rights.
The Principlist candidate added that Iran has billions of dollars in foreign countries, and that we need an active diplomacy, to return it.
He also emphasized boosting the countrys economy by privatizing state-run sectors, increasing production, and fully implementing the state subsidy program.
Velayati will be contending against lawmaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili, Expediency Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei, President of the Strategic Research Center of the Expediency Council Hassan Rohani, former First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref, Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, and former Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Gharazi.
Iranians will go to the polls in the nations 11th presidential election on June 14. The 4th city and rural council elections are also scheduled to be held on the same day.
The president of Iran is elected for a four-year term in a national election, and the Guardian Council vets the candidates.
By Press TV
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