Iran Press/Iran news: Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the first candidate who answered experts' questions said that my government will close all cases against Iran that aren't settled yet including negotiations on nuclear issues.
Ghalibaf said that I definitely will continue negotiation like martyr President Raisi.
Ghalibaf stressed that a consensus must be reached at the national and international levels to continue the JCPOA negotiations over lifting sanctions in the framework of the strategic law of Parliament, step for step, to ensure the national interests.
Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf stressed the implementation of the parliament's strategic law for lifting the sanctions and the adaption of the step-for-step strategy to ensure national security.
As with the neutralization of the sanctions, Ghalibaf said fortunes of 24 billion dollars are present now for Iran from different countries that want to cooperate with Iran and all of them oppose the US policies.
He said that the internal problems of the country prevent us from exploiting its fortunes.
He referred to Chabahar as the second economic capital of the country because of its transit capacities which are not realized due to mismanagement and wrong policies.
To recapitulate, Ghalibaf noted that the people would go to the polls and defiantly would decide to elect a president by whom the country would move forward to progress in all areas.
He referred to his record when he was the mayor of Tehran where he said he made benefit from the elites' advice and was never discouraged from the non-constructive treatment of the then-time administration.
Candidate Ghalibaf promised that in case the people elected him president, he would shore up the economic growth of the country.
Masoud Pezeshkian who was the second candidate who answered experts' questions said that we must solve the FATF issue and neutralize sanctions through negotiations and deals.
Pezeshkian said that if we want to solve our economic and international problems, we need to reach a national and public consensus.
Masoud Pezeshkian says that Iran's membership in BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization must bring fruit for Iran.
Pezeshkian added that unity must reach in the country to lift the imposed sanctions on Iran by any means and keep the people satisfied.
Masoud Pezeshkian stressed Iran's relations with China, Russia, and BRICS must ensure the national interests.
Pezeshkian referred to JCPOA talks and noted that administrations struggle to finish the deal in their name.
The candidate said that the country's problems would be solved by lifting the sanctions and stressed that the FATF must be signed by Iran.
He said that Iran reached a great achievement because of its geolocation at the passage of regional transit routes from East to West and north to south corridors. But we have a conflict both internally and also problems with our neighbors and we can't gain good advantages.
We will secure our share of the market through dialogue with neighbors and unity and cohesion at home, Pezeshkian said adding that our advantages are oil, gas, and our geopolitical position. Why haven't we been able to use these advantages?
We need to finalize the issue of FATF because, under current conditions, we buy expensively and sell cheaply.
Masoud Pezeskian said that the administration of the country must be carried out with the participation of different parties.
Pezeshkian said that the lack of the country's progress is due to internal differences and that migration of the Iranian talented students is the result of such differences.
He promised that he would follow up on the general policies of the Islamic Republic and follow the guidelines of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution.
Masoud Pezeskian said that the administration of the country must be carried out with the participation of different parties.
Masoud Pezeshkian said in sum that if the people elected him president, he would use wisdom and good as two principles of the Islamic Republic's foreign policy to bring dignity to the Iranian nation.
He mentioned ensuring Iran's security and authority in the world, bringing welfare to people, stopping the brain drain, paving the way for the Iranians abroad to return, and making efforts to reconstruct the country as his goals.
Pezeshkian said that he would use foreign policy to normalize Iran's economic relations with the world, boost tourism, and utilize the latest technologies.
He considered the neighboring countries as opportunities and stressed that he would not tolerate the occupation of Palestine and the Israeli regime's genocide in Gaza.
Amirhossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi appreciated the late President Raisi's international political approach focusing on neighbors and developing regional cooperation and said that Iran's policy is always to establish peace and tranquility and prevent foreign interference.
On the issue of neighbors, Iran's policy has always been to establish peace and prevent foreign interference, Ghazizadeh Hashemi said Martyrs Raisi and Martyr Amir-Abdollahian show that they were masters of interaction and negotiation with the world.
Ghazizadeh Hashemi said that Relations with Saudi Arabia were restored in the late President Raisi's administration. The differences with Egypt were resolved, and contracts with India, Russia, and China reached operational stages, and we joined BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi said that the Iranian economy will not be improved if the economy of the neighboring countries is not improved.
He stressed the necessity to avoid self-deprecation.
Ghazizadeh Hashemi said that today Iran is an inspiring country for other nations a part of which was observed through the regional countries' welcoming of the late President Raisia and his policies.
The candidate said that other countries want their administrations to pursue Iran's "We Can" motto.
As with the problems related to elections, he said that the law turnout is rooted in double standards practiced by some administrations.
As a recapitulation of his debate, Ghazizadeh Hashemi pointed out that foreign policy has no place for idealism and illusion but is an arena to implement the strategies of a nation.
He considered sanctions a reality that is the main part of the US policy toward Iran; he noted that it is important to uproot the motivation for sanctioning in the US and its allies.
The focal point of the sanctions was oil and currency which was transcended in the late President Raisi's administration, Ghazizadeh said.
The candidate noted that the world would open its doors to steadfast actors.
Mostafa Pourmohammadi said that Foreign policy is an extension of domestic policy. If we are strong domestically, we can achieve and solidify our goals internationally.
Mostafa Pourmohammadi stressed the interior policy and called for the high turnout of the people in the country's elections.
Pourmohammadi said that the election issue is of paramount importance for Iran and the relevant officials must seek suitable solutions to settle the current problems.
The candidate said that the election laws must not be something that changes occasionally.
The important issue in the country is elections. The leader of the Islamic Revolution stated that national authority is produced through participation in elections.
Mostafa Pourmohammadi said that Iran's power is rooted in the middle class including the guilds, craftsmen, marketers, etc.
Pourmohammadi stressed the power of the people and NGOs and the confirmation of the power to strengthen the country's political system.
He also stressed the diplomacy, including the economic diplomacy, including the implementation of joint projects.
He called for clarification about the Crescent oil contract.
Pourmohammadi concluded that he would pursue the improvement of the national economy, and generation of wealth for people, simultaneously with lifting and neutralizing the sanctions.
He called national interests his red line and stressed the contingency approach in terms of time, place, and power while hunting the opportunities.
Strengthening unity, preventing migration to abroad, and creating hope were among his plans.
Saeed Jalili in his turn said When we talk about opportunities, a significant part of them are rooted in foreign policy.
Saeed Jaili said that the whole world must be on the agenda of Iranian foreign policy, not a limited number of countries that have the most differences with Iran.
Jalili said that foreign income and employment must show itself in the country's foreign policy.
He stressed exploiting the opportunities that exist in the international arena, even the tensions, and that no sanctions can affect them.
The candidate said that every Iranian embassy must play the role of a trading platform and take business boards to the relevant countries to boost foreign income and employment for Iran and Iranians.
The problem is that we only interact with two or three countries that not only provide us with opportunities but also pose threats. We need to consider the whole world.
Opportunities in foreign policy take shape when countries create collaborations and interactions, Jalili said.
Jalili said Employment and earning foreign investment are two main problems which reflected in our foreign policy.
Jalili suggested that each of our embassies should be an export platform equipped with a mission for employment and earning foreign currency.
From Latin America to Africa, our neighbors, and countries in the resistance axis can create opportunities for us, we should not overlook them, he said.
Jalili came to the conclusion that foreign policy must be used as a tool to protect the Iranian nation's rights, national interests, and national scientists.
He stressed efforts to neutralize the sanctions but to make the sanction-imposers regret for sanctioning the Iranian nation.
Jalili said that he had plans for utilizing tourism and health in his foreign policy to increase the country's income.
Creating markets for talented experts, and capturing the world's markets thanks to the use of technology.
Alireza Zakani said that We have a unique economic capacity and we should make others depend on us instead of depending on others.
When you create capacities within the country that 36 countries in the north and south become dependent on Iran, this is power he said adding that "Economic diplomacy requires a transformation in the foreign ministry, and it must happen."
Zakani said that JCPOA needs to be criticized, and President Raisi criticized it better than anyone.
He added that President Raisi increased oil sales by 7.5 times and brought back the money into the country.
I wrote a €13 billion memorandum of understanding and a €2 billion agreement with China under these sanctions.
Finally, Zakani criticized the inefficient policies of Rouhani's administration and the subsequent problems created for the people.
He slammed Rouhani's administration for the negotiations with the US, which were not practiced based on logic and experience.
The candidate noted that all of the Iranian people called for the fight against corruption; he rejected some factions and parties to separate the people by their religion, sect, and ethnicity.
He pointed out that progress comes out of national unity and called on the people to show a high turnout in the coming presidential election on June 28.
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