Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 3, 1992

I read the reports until eight o'clock in the morning. We went to the meeting place at nine o'clock. I had a meeting with the president of Vietnam. They had arrived a few minutes earlier than me. They considered themselves hosts, and after negotiations, we did the opposite; We stayed at the place and they said goodbye against their will.

The old man is weak; He said he is eighty years old. Their problem with America has not been solved. America wants the missing relics of the war, which is claimed to be 4,000 people, but they cannot find them, and if they give a bone, the Americans will test it to prove that it is from the corpse of Americans.

The Prime Minister of Malaysia came late. We had a short discussion. It was more about the economic situation in Malaysia. He said a lot about their progress and attracting foreign capital; Unlike many other leaders, he has a good command of statistics. The Prime Minister of Nepal came with his daughter and his advisor. I asked many questions about the situation in Nepal. They have a simple agricultural life.

[Mr. Hassan al-Balqiyya], the foreign king came. Most of the time, his advisor talked. I asked many questions about the state of his country, its wealth and its people. He met Yasir in Saudi Arabia and said that his son is going to come to Iran at Yasir's invitation. I told him to come himself. They say that the first is the richest man in the world. They have gas and oil, with a small population: 240,000 people and 160,000 barrels of oil per day, in addition to a lot of gas.

Lunch, prayer and rest were at the hotel. In the evening until the end of the night, I had many meetings. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Oman came. About Iraq and peace negotiations and the island

Abu Musa spoke. He asked us to please Sheikh Sharjah.

The Qatari delegation came. We talked about bilateral relations and Palestine, Iraq and Abu Musa. [Mr. Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa], the Emir of Bahrain came. The talks were the same as the previous ones, and like last year's meeting in Dhaka, he praised America's help to Somalis. He is a simple and honest person.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ghana came and asked for help for their elections. The president of Cyprus came. It was an intimate meeting. He said that before the revolution, he worked in Iran as an economic and commercial consulting company for seven years and was very fascinated by Iranians. He said bad things about Türkiye. He believes that Türkiye is forcing them in Cyprus and the Westerners are turning a blind eye.

Yasser Arafat [leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)] came. He told the story of their plane crash in Libya. He said that the peace talks have reached a dead end and Israel does not make concessions. It was claimed that they have not abandoned the armed struggle and are acting in both political and military branches.

Mr. [Burhanuddin] Rabbani, the interim president of Afghanistan, came. He described the situation in Kabul and the war with [Golbdin] Hekmatyar and his victory and justified his escape as Hekmatyar's surrender, which does not seem right. He said about the destruction of Kabul and the exhaustion of supplies and the problems of life. He asked for help to provide fuel and food; It is unlikely that they can run the country.

Before noon, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia also came. He brought the president's message. As a result of the civil war in Georgia, the road to Armenia has become unsafe and the food and necessities that came through this road have been cut off. He asked us to agree to send twenty five thousand tons of flour from Iran and then replace it from their purchases.