Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – February 17, 1991

I reached my office at half past seven in the morning. In the reports, the statement of the representative of Iraq that the meaning of the statement is the unconditional withdrawal from Kuwait was taken into consideration and the withdrawal from the previous positions was considered weak.

At nine o'clock in the morning, theater artists came and reported work. I spoke encouragingly to them. Dr. Velayati came. I gave guidance on the negotiation with Tariq Aziz, who is stopping in Tehran on the way to the Soviet Union. [Mr. Inglo Travere], the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Finance came and brought the letter of their president and asked for help to solve the financial problems.

We had a meeting with the relevant officials for Imran Zabul. Regarding the implementation methods of the decisions taken during the trip to Zabul, a decision was made. In the evening, the government board had a meeting. The issue of the coordinated payment system bill was discussed. [Mr. Mohammad Saeedi Kia], the Minister of Roads and Transportation, informed that two Iraqi Boeing 747 planes that were in India, were answered by the Indians and came to Iran.

Dr. Velayati, [Minister of Foreign Affairs], on the phone, gave a summary of the talks with Tariq Aziz, [Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq] at the airport. He said that they are serious about leaving Kuwait and it is not a tactic. requested that they use one of their own planes to go from the Soviet Union to China; I said it is not advisable. I worked in my office until eight in the evening and came home.