Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 8, 1991

I reached my office at half past seven. The work was done until nine o'clock in the morning. [Mohammed Saeedi Kia], the Minister of Roads and Transport and his deputies came. They gave a report on the progress of the Bafaq-Bandar Abbas railway work and the needs; By the middle of next year, the route to Haji Abad and to Bandar Abbas by 1372 will be operational.

Mr. [Reza] Amrollahi, [head of the Atomic Energy Organization] came. He reported about the projects and purchases and told the problems and needs. Among the inspectors of the International [Atomic Energy] Agency, two are American and one is Egyptian; I said not to accept Americans and Egyptians.

Mr. Lavasani, the head of the Prisoners' Amnesty Commission, came. He spoke about the quality of the preparation of the list of pardoned persons and asked about coordination with the anti-narcotics headquarters [Presidential Office], for the prisoners of this department. Dr. [Hassan] Rouhani, [Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council] and the Corps and the General Staff [of the Armed Forces] and the Minister of Defense came. Negotiations and decisions were made regarding transactions with North Korea.

In the evening [Mr. Murad Niazov], the president of Soviet Turkmenistan came. He brought Mr. [Mikhail] Gorbachev's letter and asked for cooperation with Iran in the construction of the Atrak and Harir Road dams and the construction of the Tejn-Mashhad railway, a joint transport company, the creation of several traffic channels between the two countries, and trade exchanges.

Mr. [Mohammed Hasan] Shujaei Fard, the inspector of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution, came and reported the issues of Shahid Beheshti University. The council had a meeting at night. On the way home, I went to Akhtar Hospital. Dr. Saeed [Lahouti] corrected my tooth.