Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – February 26, 1994

Dr. [Hasan] Habibi, [first vice president] came; Discussions were held on solving the problem of arrears, determining the governor of Kerman and the current issues of the country. Dr. Velayati and assistants came. There was a discussion about the matters related to [Economic Cooperation Organization] ECO and the activation of the committees. I recommended that Hajj and negotiations with the Saudis be pursued more seriously.

Mr. [Abbas Ali] Vakili, [Head of the Azadegan Affairs Staff] came. The work report of the Azadegan headquarters and the quality of its limitation was brought up. He wanted to become the secretary of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution.

Mr. [Mohammadi] Ray Shahri and [Syed Ali] Qazi Askar came. They proposed the establishment of the Faculty of Hadith. They appealed and said the report of the trial of Mr. [Syed Mohammad Mousavi] Khoyiniha, [director of Salam newspaper] and his sentence to three years of suspension from the job of the newspaper and the suspension of the sentence for a period of five years. He wanted me to visit the progress of [Shah Abd al-Azim] Ray's shrine project.

Mr. [Ali Mohammad] Besharati came with good news. He gave the report of Sehidab earthquake and aid. I told them not to disturb Mr. [Hadi] Varvarandeh, [claimant of energy therapy] until the investigation is over. There was talk about appointing the governor for Kerman and Ilam provinces. In the evening, Mr. [Mahmoud] Vaezi, [Deputy for Europe and America of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs] came and gave a report on the negotiations with the Germans; is satisfied It is claimed that they have a political decision to solve financial issues and develop relations.

Mr. [Mohsen] Nurbakhsh, [Economic Adviser to the President], [Mortaza] Mohammad Khan, [Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance] and [Mohammed Hossein] Adeli, [Chairman of the Central Bank] came. We negotiated about the price of currency and ways to stabilize the price of currency and Rial; It remained unfinished.

Mr. [Akbar] Turkan, [Minister of Roads and Transport] came. He reported his trip to Turkmenistan and visited the roads and railways between the two countries. He also brought Mr. Niyazov's letter, which informed about the surgery in the United States and the agreement of Russia and the United States to build a gas pipeline through Iran. I was breaking fast in my office. On the way home, I went to [Akhtar] hospital; Saeed [Lahouti] installed the veneer on my tooth that had come in.

Mehdi came. It had information about the oil and gas project. Dr. Velayati informed that Hurriyet newspaper, [Turkish edition] wrote that Rafsanjani's children have business dealings with Saddam Hussein; I told them to deny immediately.