Presidential candidate Ali-Akbar Velayati says the next administration must reform the countryâ„¢s foreign policy before anything else.
He argued that this objective will be achieved only if the next president is experienced enough in international relations.
Velayati, who advises Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on foreign affairs, said the country has faced some issues in its foreign policy in recent years.
He said the next president must reform or adjust foreign policy, but, in order for this to succeed, he must know the world and the world must know him.
Velayati, a former foreign minister, said those who believe in the rule of jurisprudence and the Iranian Constitution have a place in his future administration should he win the June 14 vote.
He said an all-inclusive administration could win greater public trust.
Velayati is a member of the Principlist Coalition of Three along with lawmaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel and Tehran Mayor Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf.
Other candidates include 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, and former Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Gharazi.
Iranians will go to the polls in the countryâ„¢s 11th presidential election on June 14. The fourth city and rural council elections are also scheduled to be held on the same day.
Nearly 50.5 million Iranians are eligible to vote in the upcoming presidential election, with more than 1.6 million first-time voters.
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This article originally appeared on: Press TV