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| Rezaei vows Žfundamental changeŽ in foreign policy |
| 2009-05-28 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] Principlist candidate Mohsen Rezaei says Iran needs a "fundamental revision" in its political agenda, considering the recent changes in the West's approach. "European countries and the US have backtracked on some of their policies," said Rezaei on Wednesday. "Iran should take that into serious consideration and make the necessary changes in its approach." Rezaei, who headed Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps for sixteen years, explained that the Ahmadinejad government's "obstinacy" and "steadfastness" resulted in Iran's access to nuclear technology but also brought upon us crippling sanctions and a political deadlock. He said the government could have pursued the technology within its peaceful framework through dialogue with European countries aimed at lifting the sanctions. The Secretary of Iran's Expediency Council went on to lay out plans to enter into bona fide negotiations with the West to end the economic sanctions against Iran over its low-level nuclear activities. Iran's June 12 presidential election is the tenth since the establishment of the Islamic Republic in 1979. Mir-Hossein Mousavi, the last prime minister of Iran (1981-989), and Mehdi Karroubi, two-time parliament (Majlis) speaker (1989-1992 and 2000-2004) are vying for the presidential palace. Incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has also signed up to seek another four-year term. |
| Posted by:Fred |