Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 1, 1992

I woke up at half past five in the morning. I listened to the news of Persian Radio [VoA] of America [= VOA]. It was not important. I wrote the memories of two days ago. They brought the reports, I read them.

We went to the conference hall. Before the meeting, we sat in another hall. The heads of Syria, Jordan, Somalia, Greece, Zealand, Mauritania, Sudan, Saudi Arabia and Oman

They came to say hello. The opening ceremony lasted until around noon. Then we took a group photo and went by bus to the tree planting ceremony which is one of their customs. On the way, Mr. Petrus Ghali, the Secretary General of the United Nations, was sitting next to me. He said that the issue of Iraq is for the American elections and the issue of Libya is being resolved; I didn't believe it. A tree planting ceremony was held and each team planted a tree. The way to get on the bus was irregular, but it was an interesting town with good roads.

I stayed at the Hilton Hotel for lunch and after a short rest, I read the reports from Tehran. There is a problem at the Turkish border. I went to the meeting at half past three in the afternoon. When the report of the meeting of foreign ministers about the non-expulsion of Serbia from the Non-Aligned Movement was raised, I made a reservation. We had many approvals. The lectures started. They said that the lectures should be short; A quarter of an hour at most.

In the adjacent hall, I had a meeting with Mr. Nawaz Sharif, the Prime Minister of Pakistan. He appreciated my reservation regarding the issue of Serbia. He spoke about their problems and wished that Pakistan had an army like Iran so that the issues would not come to a dead end, and it is now. I also met with the Prime Minister of India. In addition to emphasizing the development of relations, he asked me to help resolve the conflict between Muslims and Hindus, which is used as a means of achieving the goals of the politicians.

We returned to the hotel. After Maghrib prayer, [Mr. Omar al-Bashir], the president of Sudan talked about his problems with Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait and complained about their help to the Christian rebels in South Sudan; If they really help, it will be surprising. He spoke about the lack of understanding with Libya and the Libyans' excuses for cutting off oil from Sudan, as well as the Egyptians' excuses for encroaching on Sudan's territory, and asked for our help in holding a conference of foreign ministers of Islamic countries in Khartoum and sending oil with great facilities.

I came to the residence for dinner. The children were gathered. Mahdi and Fereshte were added to our group. They had gone to Australia to collect their belongings while studying there and to settle their accounts.