Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 11, 1990

Mr. [Mohammad Ali] Sharia, representative of Qom, had some questions about the need to pay attention to Mr. Montazeri's issue and administrative reforms. Mr. [Hamiduddin] Malazehi, the representative of Iranshahr, came. He talked about the necessity of establishing a university and controlling the waters of the region and reforming the country's divisions and thanked me for my help.

Mr. Majid Ansari, [Tehran's representative in the Assembly of Experts] came. He criticized the political positions of the judiciary and made remarks about the political and economic issues of the country. Mr

[Mohammed] Emami Kashani came. He appealed for the establishment of a factory in order to secure the financial source of Shahid Motahari School and emphasized the necessity of securing the security of Sistan and Baluchistan.

Mr. Engineer [Mirhossein] Mousavi, [president's political adviser] came. He gave the report of his trip to Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay and talked about their desire to develop relations with Iran and expressed some things about their serious economic problems and the stagnation of their industrial capacities. In the evening, Mr. [Mohsen] Noorbakhsh, [Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance] came. He consulted about the trip to Vienna to participate in the meeting of finance ministers of OPEC member countries.

The Economic Council had a meeting. A decision was made regarding the export and purchase of wheat, the railway subsidy, and the increase in the wages of tea drying. In the evening, Dr. Velayati, [Minister of Foreign Affairs] came. Eko is going to Pakistan to participate in the meeting of foreign ministers. Consulted about Afghanistan and Türkiye. He complained about the interference of the Ministry of Information and the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance in foreign policy matters.