Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 9, 1992

[Mr. Seyed Razi Hosseini], representative of Lamard, came. He had demands for the development of his constituency and complained about the conflicts of his rivals in Lamard. These conflicts have led to clashes.

Mr. [Mohammedreza] Shafi'i, Foman's representative, came and asked for civil affairs and compensation for earthquake damages. He complained about a group of his opponents who are crowding.

Mr. [Mohammed] Saidi Kia, [Minister of Roads and Transport] came. He reported the work and discussed the problem of differences between Mr. [Ali Mohammad] Nouryan, [Chairman of Civil Aviation Organization] and [Hasan] Shafti, [CEO of Homa Company] in aviation affairs and sought a solution.

[Mr. Georges Vakou], the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus came. He expressed his concern about Turkey's increasing success as a bridgehead for Western influence in the Soviet Muslim republics, and that the Westerners might give Turkey concessions in the Cyprus issue. He appealed to us for the possibility of cooperation between Cyprus and the republics. He is worried that they will recognize Northern Cyprus under the influence of Türkiye.

Mr. Masih Mohajeri, [president's social advisor] came. Reported the trip to Lebanon. He proposed to strengthen Hezbollah and also demanded to strengthen Islamic forces in universities and pay attention to his recommendations on the Shahroud issue.

In the afternoon, Mohsen came to start the computer related to the election reports. In the evening, the Economic Council had a meeting. There was a discussion about how to distribute competitive goods and it was left unfinished. In the reports, America's frankness about the North Korean ship is of interest, and it is interesting that the ship they say is not related to Iran, and the ship that is related to Iran is something else. The ship related to Syria has also reached Iran. Today, a lot of snow has fallen in Tehran and many other parts of the country.