Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 10, 1990

Mr. [Hadi] Nejad Hosseinian, [Minister of Heavy Industries] came. He got permission to change two deputies and gave a report on the production situation and the disturbances of the Islamic labor councils. The representatives of Gilan province came. The situation of the earthquake victims and how to provide damages and solve problems were discussed.

Mr. [Hamid] Mirzadeh, [executive deputy of the president] came for current affairs and religious and reconstruction works. My advisers came and complained about the lack of facilities and my lack of attention to their work, and that I consult mostly with ministers and executive officials. Mr. [Majid] Abbaspour, [President's Technical Adviser], complained about the disturbance of the army's ground forces at his workplace. I told Mr. [Masih] Mohajiri, [President's Social Adviser], that the Islamic Republic newspaper should defend the government's policies more.

In the evening [Mr. Aghazadeh], the oil minister came and consulted with the Iraqi oil minister about the trip to Geneva and negotiations; Iraqis are in a hurry to negotiate. It was decided that he would go to the UAE and Algeria earlier so that the initiative to restore the price of oil would be ours. The Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution had a meeting; The statute of the leadership representatives in universities was completed. Mr. Dr. [Iraj] Fazel [Minister of Health, Treatment and Medical Education] came to complain about the harassment of the [Ministry] of Information. I worked in my office until nine o'clock at night. I came home