Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – November 24, 1993

It has been drizzling since last night. At half past eight in the morning, the Indonesian guests arrived. After the general meeting and taking photos and videos, at the request of Mr. Suharto, we made the meeting private, but the talks were about the usual issues of cooperation between the two countries in industries, trade and refineries. Then we had an official meeting of the negotiations and almost the same words of the private negotiations were repeated, in addition to references to Bosnia and Palestine, Somalia, Kashmir, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Azerbaijan from my side.

Then we went to meet the leader. Before the arrival of the guests, I told them the summary of the negotiations and good words were exchanged during the meeting. Mr. Suharto cleverly talked about religion and the afterlife, and Ayatollah Khamenei, contrary to the meetings, said normal things, and there was no news of harsh words to America.

I went to my office. Nourbakhsh, Zanjani, Marandi and health and medicine managers came. The needs of the pharmaceutical industry were discussed. We solved their problems based on the normalization of the situation. Then we talked with Mr. Zanjani and Mr. Noorbakhsh about liquidity and the central bank.

In the evening, Dr. Adeli [Chairman of the Central Bank] came. We talked about currency and central bank issues; They are not satisfied that he should be dismissed and they do not agree with Mr. Mohammad Khan, [Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance]. He announced the agreement with the Japanese on part of the arrears. In the meeting of the government board, we finished the notes of the second five-year plan.

At night, I went to Mr. Suharto's residence in Saadabad for a private negotiation and a private dinner. We were supposed to have dinner together, but Efat and Fati had gone there to give gifts and warm themselves more; I suggested that the ladies also be at the dinner; They liked it. Finally, a private dinner was held with the presence of two families in addition to the wife and daughter of Dr. Velayati and Azam and Fati and the daughter of Mr. Suharto and his wife and his foreign minister. There were various and friendly negotiations. Before dinner, we talked about Palestine, North Korea, Iraq, Bosnia, America, China, and Russia, but it was nothing new. He said that they have provided financial and food aid to Bosnia in the amount of five million dollars.

I came home Today, Efat went to the carpet museum and the jewelry treasury and the hospital with Mr. Suharto's wife. All three places were interesting to him, but Efat was unhappy with the cold treatment of the museum officials and the lack of a police escort for his guests. I told them to ask about the rituals. He said they have donated ten thousand dollars to Mofid Children's Hospital. Mr. Suharto is suffering from fatigue that when he talks, he straightens his chest a lot, with short coughs.