Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - October 1, 2002

Opening the Holy Defense Exhibition

Ms. Justice, the representative of Dashtestan, with her husband, explained the situation in the area and complained about the government's lack of attention to Borazjan and delay in completing the Risali Delvari Dam.

Full text of the day:

We went to Freedom to open the Holy Defense Exhibition, organized by the Resistance Force and with the participation of government ministries and students, "[Epic] of the Ascension Blacks [and government achievements in the eight years of war]".  Each has provided their defense services. I saw everything.  I did an interview and went to my office.  

I did an interview with the Sima News Network about the sacred defense.  The reporter of Mr. [Seyyed Hossein al -Din] Sajidi is one of the most popular and dominant reporters and had many questions.    

The evening of Mr. Mohammad Sadegh al -Hosseini, the head of the Center for Civilizations, came.  He explained about the meeting tomorrow with the special envoy of Sultan Qaboos, saying that he is Alawi and one of the Zafar guerrillas who repented after the defeat and attracted the sultan.  He said the Maghreb government is willing to invite you to travel to Morocco;  I didn't reject.  There was talk of the situation of Palestine and Lebanon and the problems of Arafat, [the head of the Palestinian Authority].  The suggestion is good, while the siege is siege, Iran would support him and call that [Mr. Kamal Kharrazi], the Minister of Foreign Affairs, contacted the telephone foreign minister today.  

Ms. Justice, the representative of Dashtestan, came with her husband.  They explained the situation in the area and complained about the government's lack of attention to Borazjan and delay in completing the Risali Delvari Dam.  They asked for a trip to the area.

The [federal] German election was held with 50 % of the 61 million eligible votes, and the ruling coalition won by a partial difference, and the United States expressed concern over their re -election, saying that they had darkened Germany -IRICA relations.  A bomb near the US Embassy in Jakarta, [Indonesia's capital] exploded.

In Turkey, the Majlis Election Commission has deprived the leaders of the Islamic Party of development and justice from being nominated;  However, according to polls, the Islamic Party of Development and Justice will have the first place in the vote.  

The asylum of the North Korean nationals who live in China continues to the Western Embassies that began a long time ago.  On the Ivory Coast, soldiers have been rebelled and there has been a couple of days.  A storm at a speed of 200 kilometers per hour crushed part of the Mexican country.