Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – February 25, 1996

In the morning, we went to Qom with helicopters to participate in the meeting of the Assembly of Experts. First, I visited the shrine [of Masouma (PBUH)] and recited the Fatiha and the Qur'an on her father's grave. I went to the expert meeting. Mr. [Ali] Mishkini, [Chairman of the Council of Leadership Experts] and I talked before the order. I left part of the agenda discussion.

Then we went to the University of Medical Sciences for girls named Fatemiyah. Chastity, Fati and Faeza also came. Managers, professors and students all came. In the meeting of managers, Mr. [Mohammed Ali] Sharai, [member of the founding board] and Dr. [Tahera] Labaf, [president of the university]

explained; It has 450 students and 120 academic staff. Then, in the general meeting, Mrs. Dr. Labaf welcomed me and I also spoke about the importance of women's education. Then I visited the laboratories and classes.

We flew to Tehran with helicopters. Fati and Faeze returned with me. Chastity stayed for lunch; We had lunch on the way. We arrived in Tehran at two o'clock in the afternoon. In the evening, in the meeting of the government board, we had some resolutions. I was a guest of the leadership at dinner. We discussed about the objections of the Guardian Council and the elections, and also about the statements made by the head of one of the oil companies in London to the head of our oil company that America has no intention of harming Iran and if he is sure that Iran condemns terrorism and is not trying to build an atomic bomb, then there is no problem. The oil minister told me this yesterday. I was supposed to say that he should answer that we welcome America's point of view.