"If I am elected the president, taking the advantage of the opportunity, I will try to improve the relations between the United States and Iran" member of the Advisory Council, presidential candidate Mohsun Rezaee said on May 19, MEHR news agency reported.
He said that the U.S. policy of negotiating with Iran changed and the created conditions must be used to strengthen Iran.
Rezaee mentioned the establishment of a coalition government in his platform.
"I will announce my suggestions in the coalition government. I will present to the USA the proposals where it must change its policy, and will not allow to miss the current favorable situation," said Rezaee.
The former commander of the Corps of the Islamic Revolution Sepah (Revolutionary Guards) Mohsun Rezaee was officially registered to participate in presidential elections. Although Rezaee is a member of the Advisory Council of Iran and is in the camp of conservatives, he put forward his candidacy as an independent candidate.
Presidential elections in Iran are held every four years. Candidates may participate in the electoral process after the approval of the Supervisory Board candidates. A person elected as president receives the status after the approval of the supreme spiritual leader. President is a second person after the supreme spiritual leader in the country. The president oversees the entire executive administration and determines external and internal policy.
The main competitors in the struggle for the presidency are current Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Chairman of the National Trust Party and ex-speaker Mehdi Karroubi, former Prime Minister Mir Hussein Moussavi and former head of the Corps of the Revolution (Sepah) Mohsun Rezaee.
The next presidential election in Iran will be held on June 12, 2009.