Memories of Akbar Hashemi - October 2002

Mohsen Rezaee is upset with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for preventing his meeting with Bashar al-Assad during his trip to Syria and for blocking the news. He returned via Dubai, impressed by the development in buildings, commercial, and recreational services there.

During a festival, actress Gohar Khairandish kissed a young artist in front of the audience, which caused rising protests among the clerics and demonstrations against the Ministry of Culture. The court also took action against them.

Regarding the inappropriate remark by President Khatami during his meeting with the Iraqi Foreign Minister—some newspapers protested. He asked about the condition of "our brother Saddam Hussein," a phrase picked up mischievously by the Associated Press, sparking domestic response and upsetting families of veterans and martyrs.

Mohsen Rezaee, Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council, had planned a trip to Syria which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs opposed. He was angry as it was previously agreed that he should not request a meeting with Bashar al-Assad.

In domestic affairs, public protests continue in Yazd. Also, Abdullah Fatemi- Nia mentioned that a pilot officer in Isfahan claimed he had cooperated with Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and possessed a Samsonite bag allegedly containing uranium, ready to be handed to officials. Mohsen Rezaee was advised to have it tested to confirm its truth or possibility of mischief.

Widespread protests are ongoing in Uruguay against the government's economic policies. In Senegal, the number of casualties from a shipwreck exceeds a thousand. Damage and casualties in the Solomon Islands after a Pacific storm were less than initially thought.

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