Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – February 8, 1992

It snowed a little last night. We had a busy day. At half past eight in the morning, we went to Esteghlal Hotel to participate in the Khwarazmi Festival. It was held short. The names of the winners were read from the researchers. Dr. Motamedi reported. Prizes were awarded and

After a short speech, I went to the office.

The Grand Mufti of Romania was supposed to come to meet, but it turned out that he had returned from Iran. Our new ambassador to North Korea came to ask for guidance and say goodbye. The Koreans want oil and have nothing but special goods to give. We also want their problem to be solved. Mr. Ahmad Jalali came from London. He emphasized the proposal of the last meeting to develop cooperation with Western scientific centers.

I worked in my office until Maghrib. Dr. [Mohammed Hossein] Adeli, [Chairman of Central Bank] and [Asghar Fakhrieh] Kashan, [Deputy Foreign Exchange Officer of Central Bank], came to explain the reason for the delay in opening foreign currency loans; There is nothing but a lack of currency. It was decided to open at a competitive rate as per Riyal needs.

At night, the Supreme National Security Council had a meeting. The situation in Iraq was in order. There is a high possibility of a coup and revolution in Iraq. Our reaction was discussed but we did not reach a conclusion. The possibility of expelling Iraq from Kirkuk and extracting oil in the name of the Kurds is also discussed. The continuation of the discussion was postponed to the next meeting. It was approved to buy a long-range missile. I arrived home at half past nine. We watched the series. A letter had arrived from Mahdi and Fereshte. We were happy. I wrote the answer letter.