Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 11, 1994

From home, I went to Shahid Beheshti University and participated in the second National Congress of Construction Jihad. Mr. [Gholamreza] Faruzesh, [Minister of Jihad Construction] reported. I spoke encouragingly to them and asked them to take construction more seriously in the second development plan. Mr. Froozesh said that in Cuba, when Fidel Castro found out that he had a written message, they came to the residence with some ministers and he spoke for three hours.

Then we went to the Hall of Shahid Beheshti Nihad, in the presence of Imams and preachers of Tehran. Mr. Adeb reported. Mr. Salehi Khansari mentioned the calamity, and I spoke in detail to justify them to governmental and global issues. They sent many letters.

Mr. [Mohammed] Gharehi, [Minister of Post, Telegraph and Telephone], came to justify the need for an independent satellite. Dr. Habibi came for current affairs. In the evening, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina came. He reported the negotiations and decisions for reconciliation with Croats and Serbs. He tried to justify us; He thought we were against each other. I asked many questions about this and I confirmed it. With the Croats, they have formed a federation with eight cantons and internationalized Sarajevo.

The Supreme National Security Council had a meeting. We approved to build an independent satellite. In the evening Mr. [Ali] Fallahian, [Information Minister] came. They talked about the fight against currency smugglers.