Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 3, 1998

In the internal and external comments, they say that Mr. Khatami's statements are repetitive and lack new points in the economic system, and it was already known; They unnecessarily created expectations with previous repeated announcements.

After morning prayer and reading the reports, we went to Valenjak valley to visit the cable car and mountain climbing. Mr. [Mohammadreza Yazdani] Khorram, [Deputy of Recreational and Tourist Centers of the Mustafafan and Veterans Foundation] and Mr. Malairi, [Head of Tochal Cable Car] were waiting for us. They got into my car and gave explanations on the way to the top of the mountain. We saw from station one - where people usually board - to the end. A dirt road has been built to the top of the mountain. At the fifth station, we got off the facility and visited its interesting restaurant. On the way, we met many climbers; man and woman Then we visited the overflowing spring; They want to transfer water to the station and the road for planting trees. They said it had eight inches of water, but at the moment it didn't have more than two or three inches.

We hiked and then went to Haft Station, which is not active at the moment. There is a resort next to the peak and it can have the best ski slope that extends from the north to Shahristanak. We went to a beautiful half-built restaurant downstairs. We saw the telegraph lines that they built for the track. The restaurants were built with strong wood brought from Finland before the revolution.

The entire facility was created by Mr. [Lieutenant General Nader] Batmangalich, [Chief of Staff of the Imperial Army] and was put into operation before the revolution. It has been confiscated and is at the disposal of the Foundation [of the oppressed and] veterans. It was closed for a while and now it has been activated up to station five and they want to activate station seven as well. One of the informed people, named Mr. Abedini, who was there from the beginning, gave sufficient explanations. They say that one billion tomans are needed to complete it. They want a loan.

We went to the top of the resort by car. They said, this is the first time the car has come here. It has three small shelters; One is new and the other is old, the old one is made of stone and cement and the new one is made of metal. From there you can see the valleys of Ahar, Shahristanak, Darband and Velanjak. There was snow around the peak, but there was no snow at the top of the peak, the elevation of 3980 meters. They said, the snow does not accumulate at the top, because the wind scatters the snow. We had breakfast at the top. On the way back from Panj Ta Shahr station, we came by cable car.

They brought things home. Part of the time was spent studying the materials prepared by one of the relatives for Haj Hashem's family - Jadman. I used the pool in the evening. In the evening and night, we had thunder and rain. In the past few days, we have had a lot of rain in many places in Iran and the world. In Masuleh, Khalkhal, and Galikash, there have been many casualties and damages, and usually this was not the case in this season. It seems to be the result of the El Nino phenomenon.