Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 22, 1996

[Mr. Ali bin Saeed Al-Khyareen], the Minister of Health of Qatar came. They talked about the cooperation between the two countries, especially the medical education of Qatari students. I asked a lot of questions about the security situation and relations with the former emir who is now in the UAE and relations with the UAE and Saudi [Arabia] and... I sent a message to Amir that accepting the Prime Minister of Israel was not the right thing to do. He demanded that we pardon a Qatari spy who is sentenced to death in Iran.

The market regulation headquarters had a meeting; With the report of the situation of steel production, which is improving, and the imposition of foreign exchange quotas and new prices, according to the fuel rate, etc. In the evening, in the meeting of the government board, we had some resolutions.

I was the guest of the leader. They talked about the situation in Lebanon, which so far has ended in favor of Hezbollah, and we consider the ceasefire to be in their favor as well. He thanked the government for declaring public mourning for the martyrs of Lebanon and about how to cooperate with Turkey and maintain friendly relations, while continuing to protest the issue of Israel's presence in Turkey, the creation of centers to receive information about nuclear explosions in Iran from the international network, the elections and the involvement of the IRGC - they said they had given permission for the Popular Mobilization Forces - as well as the message of Mr. [Helmut] Kohl, [German Prime Minister], about Ron Arad, [the missing Israeli pilot] and the current issues of the country. we had