Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi - September 8, 2000 - Insufficient Success in Meeting Seyyed Mohammad Khatami with U.S. Leaders in New York

• Reminder to Ali Hashemi, a representative of the Sixth Parliament, regarding a quote from Hashemi about the future of the revolution.
• Insufficient success in arranging a meeting between Seyyed Mohammad Khatami and U.S. leaders in New York.

Full Text of the Daily Notes:

I stayed at home. I read part of the book "The History of Science and the Role of Islam in the Development of Sciences." In the afternoon, Mohsen, [the director of the Office for the Publication of the Ideals of the Revolution], came. He had suggestions for how to publish the [book] of memories from 1982 [after the crisis]. I reminded Ali Akhoyzadeh, [the representative of Rafsanjan], to correct an interview of his published in the newspapers where he stated, "I feel danger regarding the future of the revolution"; because I do not have such feelings, and I see the revolution as stable.

The United States has provided information to the Russians regarding the sinking of the nuclear submarine Kursk. An American submarine that was observing the maneuver recorded two explosions in the Kursk, the second of which was ten times larger than the first. In any case, the military credibility of Russia has been compromised by this incident.

Despite the efforts of [Mr. Kofi Annan], the Secretary-General of the United Nations, and others, they were unable to arrange a meeting between [Seyyed Mohammad] Khatami and the Americans at the United Nations; although they managed to arrange for Mr. Khatami, [the President], to be present during [Bill] Clinton's speech, and vice versa. Mr. Khatami's speech, which was supposed to be the 33rd, was moved up to the fourth position so that Clinton could stay for the session. Some Western sources have reported that at the Indonesian headquarters, Mr. Khatami and Ms. Albright met and exchanged some remarks, but no evidence has been provided for that.

In France, for several days now, truck drivers, farmers, and taxi drivers have been blocking fuel supplies in protest against rising fuel prices, creating a crisis. Today, the Prime Minister officially rejected their demands, and the likelihood of the crisis escalating is high. In Russia, there have been explosions in recent days that could be the work of groups such as the Chechens.