Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 10, 1994

I had a long interview with Fatah's narrative program about the circumstances of the start of Iraq's attack on Iran, the services of Havaniroz, the efforts of martyr Shiroudi and martyr Kishori, the importance of Operation Walfajr, and the role of sea-breaking divers. Then they showed a video clip of my negotiations with Shahid Shiroudi in Abu Dhar Barracks at the end of 1359.

Mohsen came in the afternoon and gave a report about his trip to China. Dr. Habibi came for current affairs. In the evening, we went to the [Mehrabad] airport to welcome [Mr. Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari], the President of Pakistan. They arrived on time. After the official welcome and interview of the two of us, they went to Imam Khomeini's shrine and I returned to the office. I did the work until seven o'clock and then we went to Saadabad.

After Maghrib and Isha prayers, the negotiations started. It was supposed to be before the prayer, but we delayed it at their request. In the memorandum, many things were raised; Bilateral cooperation in oil, gas, trade, technology, Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), security, military affairs, weapons, cooperation in Kashmir, Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Karabakh and other issues. Usually, there was a consensus and dissatisfaction with the low level of cooperation was expressed.

Then we went to the dinner table and private negotiations continued. He criticized Mr. Nawaz Sharif for announcing that Pakistan has an atomic bomb. He said that he did political work and became a cause of trouble. The Japanese and the US have increased the pressure, and he felt threatened by the extensive cooperation between Israel and India; For our attention regarding India, he spoke about the danger of India and India's medium-range missiles, about the forces of the Indian military corridor, and about India's atrocities in Kashmir. He also talked about the government's progress in economic affairs and private sector investment and the possibility of attracting US private sector capital in the energy sector. I returned home late. I wrote the memories and slept.