Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 25, 1992

Engineer [Akbar] Turkan, [Minister of Defense] and two economic experts from the Planning and Budget Organization came. According to the possibilities of the new world system and oil issues, they provided incomplete analyses. In this situation, they suggested that the second five-year plan should not be prepared, which I did not accept. I found the arguments incomplete.

Mr. [Sidkamal] Kharazi, [Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations] came to report on the international situation. They talked about German hostages and our demands from America. He criticized the Ministry of Information and the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance for not paying attention to foreign journalists.

Mr. [Ali] Danesh [Monfard], the governor of Fars, came. He has been elected from Tafarsh and Ashtian for the 4th Majlis. He made suggestions about the future governor of Fars and criticized Mr. [Rasul] Mutjabnia and [Qassem] Sholeh Saadi, [representatives of Shiraz].

After prayer and lunch, we went to [Mehrabad] airport to welcome Mr. [Leonid] Kravchuk, the president of Ukraine. They arrived at two o'clock in the afternoon. Sun and the interview was done. We moved to Saadabad. On the way, I asked many questions about the situation in Ukraine; He answered well and in detail. It is claimed that most of the sensitive and important heavy and rare, military and space industries and agricultural products of the former Soviet Union are in Ukraine. He said about the severe inflation in his country, which is very high in some cases, and about the form of banknotes and cash that are still dependent on the ruble [= Russian currency], the design and printing program of banknotes, the 25% drop in production and crudeness in the affairs of the country, and the many problems of conflict with Russia.

In the evening, the Supreme Council of National Security had a meeting. The issue of Afghanistan was on the agenda. The news came that the Mujahideen have captured Kabul; Ahmad Shah Massoud is ahead and the condition of the Tajiks is better; We decided to help. In the case of Abu Musa Island, we decided to be less strict.

The Ukrainian delegation came. He said that he was influenced by the spirituality of Imam's shrine. Some time before the official meeting, we discussed the school of Marxism and Lenin. In the official meeting, we discussed the fields of cooperation with exchange of oil and gas for their goods and technical and scientific cooperation; It was positive and friendly.

I gave a dinner in honor of the President of Ukraine in Saadabad. I gave a speech. Before and with dinner, I had many questions about their own issues and those of other Commonwealth countries. He says that they have a dispute with the Russians over the Crimea [Peninsula], the foreign debts of the fleet, common property, etc., and the Russians insist.