Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – January 7, 1990

Mr. [Mohammed Mahdi] Saggara, our ambassador in Thailand, came. He reported and demanded permission for Iranians to travel to Thailand. Travel to Thailand has been banned for several years due to moral corruption there. [Mr. Cengiz Tanjo] Minister of Roads and Communications of Türkiye came to meet. The development of relations was discussed. He is satisfied with his trip and Mr. Saidi Kia is also satisfied with the outcome of the negotiations. It seems that the Turks are trying to improve relations with us.

[Mr. Yerboli] Ambassador Akrodite of Burkina Faso came to present the letter. Mr. [Syed Hossein] Mousaviyan came from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He gave opinions and consulted about our foreign policy in relation to the West and the East.

Mr. [Abdullah] Nouri, the Minister of the Interior, came. He said about the recent issues of the parliament and the leadership. He is unhappy with the blow he has inflicted and believes that the leadership should not have intervened in this issue and wants compensation and consolation from me. We also talked about security, ethical and social issues.

In the evening, the government board had a meeting. We finished our order by half past six. Because the program and budget tables were not ready, we postponed the discussion to another meeting. I did the work until half past eleven at night.