Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – December 2, 1997

Dr. [Isa] Kalantari came. He gave a report on the state of agriculture and expressed concern about the government's lack of attention to construction and important projects and said that the Khuzestan sugarcane project is also closed and the workers should be laid off, and irrigation projects under pressure have been completely forgotten and the industries that have invested in them are in danger of bankruptcy. They have reduced the next year's budget and there is a risk of unemployment growth and production decline and then terrible inflation. He also talked about the negative effects of raising the issue of windfall wealth and thanked me for relieving the mental crisis of the people with last Friday's sermon. He said, if the situation is like this, it will be difficult to continue the work of the ministry. On the other hand, he expressed his happiness about the timely rainfall this year, that after two years of drought, they hope that the situation will be good this year, except in Ardabil and East Azerbaijan.

Mr. [Asghar] Ebrahimi, [former CEO of Metro Company] came. He thanked me for allowing Mohsen to accept the responsibility of the metro and to activate the work of the metro, which had been stagnant. because they had locked the credits for several months because of their opposition to him; At the same time, he gave me instructions to tell Mohsen to be careful not to put a hat on his head. He expressed his willingness to cooperate with Mohsen, provided that he is on the board of directors and explained his background and services.

Akhavi Mohammad came to Qom for his father's anniversary next Friday and expressed concern about the political and economic conditions. In the evening, Mr. [Hossein] Mahluji came and, like Mr. [Isa] Kalantari, expressed his concern about the government's lack of attention to construction and construction and said, if this situation continues, we will face a crisis. Because production and employment are gradually affected and people's expectations increase. In order to continue the work of reviving the ancient monuments of Kashan, he requested.

Today, the work of the senior experts of the Islamic Conference Organization started in Tehran. The Iranian football team returned from Australia with a wide welcome from the people. In Pakistan, the crisis has escalated and the Prime Minister, Mr. Nawaz Sharif, has resigned. Following the fall of the Indian government and the tension in Bangladesh, the situation in the region is critical.