Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 18, 2003

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- Saturday 2026/07/18 - 13:21
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 بخشی از روزنوشت اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی در شنبه ۳ اسفند ۱۳۸۱    

The Zionists have begun extensive propaganda against Mr. Mahathir Mohamad, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, due to his statements at the OIC summit in Malaysia.  In the Netherlands, a waste processing plant was moved to another location while it was still operating, by fitting it with a thousand wheels.

A few dozen Iraqi seminary students and scholars came. They arrived late. I gave a short speech and described the current situation in the region and Iraq. I performed the marriage ceremony for the son of Mr. Seyyed Hasan Shah Sahebi, one of the guards.

In the evening, Mr. Manouchehr Gharaei, former CEO of Iran Khodro, along with Mr. Hossein Ali Afarin, owner of the Toondar factory in Rasht, came. They gave a report on the formation of chain companies for automotive, construction, technical, and other industries. They presented a report on the project to build a monorail in Tehran and said that Fiat had offered to manage their factories in India and Argentina; they sought advice. Mr. Afarin thanked for past assistance to industries.

The Basij professors from the university came. They expressed concern about the possibility of accepting the Additional Protocol. I spoke and assured them that in signing or not signing, the country's interests would be considered. I gave a report on the progress of the nuclear industry from the beginning of the revolution to the present.

In Iraq, attacks against the occupiers have intensified. The siege of Karbala continues. In Thailand, widespread demonstrations against George W. Bush, who had gone there, were held, with slogans like "Bush, the axis of evil and terrorist." In London, Bush's planned speech in parliament was canceled due to fear of reactions from representatives.

The Zionists have begun extensive propaganda against Mr. Mahathir Mohamad, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, due to his statements at the OIC summit in Malaysia. They say he has been anti-Semitic, and he responds that he spoke against Zionism, not Jews. Malaysia is now the head of the conference.

Germany's mandate for its forces in Afghanistan ended, and it recalled its troops. In Turkey, widespread and violent demonstrations against sending troops to Iraq were held. Ilham Aliyev became the President of Azerbaijan. Izetbegović, the former President of Bosnia, passed away.

In the Netherlands, a waste processing plant was moved to another location while it was still operating, by fitting it with a thousand wheels.

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