Presidential hopeful Mohsen Rezaei says he will put Iranâ„¢s production on the right track to generate wealth if he receives enough votes to win the June 14 election.
Å“Our plan is to put the countryâ„¢s production on the track of wealth generation. That means we first want to start with wealth generation. Therefore, family economy, urban economy, farming economy, rural economy and industrial economy related to the public are important to me,” Rezaei said in his address to students at Allameh Tabatabaei University’s Faculty of Economics in Tehran on Tuesday.
He added that all Iranians should be involved in wealth generation, saying, Å“We want to create 77 million sources for wealth generation in the country so that a vast ocean [of wealth] can be created like [is the case in] other countries, including China, [South] Korea and many other places.”
Rezaei, a former commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), also noted that he will seek to create other sources of revenue for Iran other than oil.
Å“Oil is currently the only source for wealth generation [in Iran]. It is generally oil. The rest [of sources of revenue in Iran] are insignificant. This has reached the finish line. We will, God willing, undertake this task by means of creating new sources,” he commented.
The secretary of Iranâ„¢s top arbitration body, the Expediency Council, went on to say, Å“One of the shortest ways [to achieve this good] is for us … to convert … oil into its derivatives. It will generate substantial revenues for us within first two or three years. We can then sell them to regional countries as we are facing problems at international level.”
Rezaei pointed out he would explore all available avenues to broaden Iranâ„¢s economic relations and trade transactions with neighboring states.
Å“We have borders with 17 countries and we can conduct a sizable regional trade. Through these sources, one of which was mentioned before and others we have already thought of, I will first boost the [economic] resources for my administration, then I assure you that I will reduce the cost of healthcare, and will not let the cost of healthcare to fall on people’s shoulders,” Rezaei stated.
The registration for the 11th presidential election of Iran ended on May 11, with 686 individuals having signed up for the race.
Among prominent political figures who have signed up for presidency are Expediency Council Chairman Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili, Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, former Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati, former First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref, and MP Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel.
The Guardian Council, a 12-member body consisting of six jurists and six theologians, is tasked with vetting hopefuls for qualifications and confirming the election results.
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This article originally appeared on : Press TV