Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 13, 1998

Mr. Hossein Marashi, [Kerman representative] came. In order to prevent the condemnation of the mayor of Tehran, he appealed and said that the government's economic organization discussions have not reached a place and actions will be rhetorical. They have not yet reached a conclusion about the new minister. We are talking about Mr. [Abdelvahid] Mousavi Lari and [Gholamreza] Aghazadeh. He expressed concern about the country's economic problems and the government's indecisiveness and said that Mr. [Yahi] Al-Ishaq said that in the circles of their faction, they should join hands with Mr. Hashemi in order to save the country, and he said that the [Construction] agents group as well as Tahakim Vahdat are unhappy with Mr. Khatami's actions.

I went to Kushak's office. By five o'clock in the afternoon, I did the work. In the evening, Mr. [Mohsen] Nourbakhsh, [Chairman of the Central Bank] and Dr. [Mohammed Ali] Najafi, [Chairman of the Planning and Budget Organization] came to the house and begged to save Mr. [Gholam Mohsin] Karbaschi. They said that with his words in the last defense, public opinion is in his favor and if he is convicted, it will be against the judiciary and the leadership. Regarding the economic situation, they said that long negotiations as an economic system have not been fruitful and no new work can be done, and without restoring economic security, no action is possible for the prosperity of the country's economy. They have no way to compensate for the budget deficit; It will get worse day by day.

In the world reports, the level of the Palestinian government's presence in the United Nations is still being considered, despite the opposition of the United States, as well as the announcement of Russian experts to prevent rain in the upcoming big ceremony. It is said that only Russia has this power to prevent rain and it has been done twice.