Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 20, 1988

At half past six in the morning, according to the schedule of the UN Secretary General, a ceasefire was officially established in the Iran-Iraq war. I don't think there will be any problem; Except for the issue of two Iraqi ships that have been announced to pass through the Strait of Hormuz and we have also announced that we want to control them.

We reached the parliament at half past nine in the morning. [Mr. Alireza Tabesh] the governor of Kurdistan came. He suggested not to carry out a military purge against the counter-revolutionaries in Kurdistan, but to try to solve their problem through political means. Probably, the IRGC has cleaned it up on the orders of the General Staff. He suggested giving more political-cultural attention to Kurdistan, in order to gain their trust at this point in time when they are disappointed with the anti-revolutionary power and support of Iraq.

I did a live radio interview about the ceasefire and the post-war situation. Mr. Mehdi Karroubi and Hassan Sanei came. They emphasized the need to deal with extremist slogans and take action to normalize people's lives. Mr. Karroubi appealed for more attention to the housing and material and cultural needs of the families of the martyrs, and Mr. Sanei to strengthen the Panzdeh Khordad Foundation and, in this regard, pay more attention to the [Panzdeh Khordad] dam in Qom.

Mr. Seyed Kazem Akrami, Minister of Education, came. Two hundred watches [Mechi] from the UAE, donated by the employees of the Islamic Republic of schools in the United Arab Emirates [for the pilots of the Air Force and the Air Force. People had given. In the evening, Mr. [Mohammed] Farozandeh came and reported the military engineering works of Khuzestan, water channels for

He gave defensive and agricultural lines. Mr. Mortezaei gave a report on the laser work. They came from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to consult on improving relations with the countries of the southern Persian Gulf. Mr. [Masoud [Sadeghi] Azad [representative of Kalibar] = a region in East Azarbaijan province] came. He gave a report on the talents and needs of his own region.

The commanders of the 27th division of Hazrat Rasool (PBUH) came. They inquired and consulted about the future of the army, army, and Basij forces. Mahdi from Ahvaz said on the phone that the IRGC forces assigned to monitor the ceasefire do not have enough training, information and language skills. In the evening, Mr. Ahmed and Mr. Mousavi Ardabili and I had a meeting in the parliament. Ahmad Agha stressed about the Minister of Commerce who believes in the welfare of the people more. It was discussed and decided.