Azerbaijan, Baku, Jun.2 /Trend F.Eminli/
Principlist candidate Ali Akbar Velayati promised free healthcare, if he becomes Iran's next president.
Speaking to a group of university students and scholars in Tehran, the presidential candidate said that if ratified by the parliament, people will initially have to pay for about thirty percent of their healthcare expenses, while the services will be provided completely free of charge in the long run, the IRIB News Agency reported.
The senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution referred to the important contribution of rural areas to domestic production, adding that free healthcare coverage should start form those areas.
In another interview, Velayati said that the US and Israel have admitted to Iran's cyber power.
"Iran should provide a defense circle to block its foes' cyber attacks," he added.
Velayati went on to note that the country's foes use internet in other to put political pressure on Iran.
Velayati is a member of the principlist Coalition of Three, along with Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and MP Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel.
Addressing a press conference on Sunday, Haddad-Adel said that he sees no reason to step aside in favor of other candidates of the coalition.
Iran will hold the 11th presidential election on June 14, 2013.
The voters will select the successor of the current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is not able to participate in the elections for the third term according to the country's constitutional laws.
The president of Iran is elected for a four-year term in a national election and the Guardian Council vets the candidates for qualifications.