Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – December 28, 1994

[Mr. Aliakbar Velayati], the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the deputies came. We talked about the organization of the Islamic Conference, which is supposed to be the next summit of its leaders in Tehran, the place of the conference, the residence of the leaders and the support of the summit. A council headed by me was appointed to follow up on the matter. Then we had the Persian Gulf Council, with the presence of ambassadors of southern countries and relevant ministers and officials. They reported on the approvals of the previous year's meeting, regarding oil, commerce, transportation, cultural affairs, and new decisions. In the evening, I attended the meeting of the government board. The ministers complained about the rigors and excuses of the Court of Accounts; We were supposed to treat.

In the evening, the heads of the legislative and judicial branches were my guests. First, we talked about the control of the Court of Accounts, which does not have a correct law and is not accountable. We also discussed about the recent issues of authority and the factors that caused propaganda for the authority of the leadership. The authority that was created in Al-Jumla for leadership is useful for strengthening the system and solving religious problems.

It was discussed about the request of engineer [Mehdi] Bazargan, for treatment abroad, who asked for our help; We decided to help. Mr. [Mohammed] Yazdi, [Head of the Judiciary], said the forensic medical report on the death of Mr. Saeedi Sirjani [in prison], that it was a natural death, and the course of heated debates within the Madrasin community [of Qom's seminary], regarding authority and especially the person of Ayatollah Khamenei, and the pressures outside the community and finally the subsequent opposition. Mr. Natiq [Nouri, Chairman of the Islamic Council], explained the report of the meetings of the militant clergy community [Tehran] in this regard. I stayed in my office at night and was awake until midnight.