Jalili vows to put agriculture top of agenda

alili, who is serving as secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), said dynamic agriculture can easily boost domestic production, create new job opportunities and consequently curb price hikes.

Production will prevent the current 11-billion-dollar imports and release the existing potential to create more jobs, he said.

The presidential candidate said millions of dollars have been allocated to the agricultural sector and the next administration needs to exploit those funds to help rural areas prosper.

Jalili is facing seven rivals: former Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati, lawmaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, Secretary of the Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei, Tehran Mayor Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf, 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.

The president of Iran is elected for a four-year term in a national election.

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