Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 1, 1997

Senior managers of the Ministry of Energy came. Mr. Zanganeh, [Minister of Energy], gave a report on the progress of the two sectors of dam construction and the development of electricity and sewage industries, which is very impressive and honorable. I also spoke in the same direction. They gave me a thank you plaque along with the progress report of eight years of construction.

Akhvi Mohammad, [executive deputy of the president] came. He talked about the lack of credits of the [presidential] institution, to answer the existing demands and consulted about the cabinet. Mr. [Mohammed Ali] Keynejad came for the order of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution and requested the restoration of rights. Dr. Velayati came. He completed the report of his trip to Russia and said that the leadership told him that he will stay in the cabinet.

Mr. [Abd al-Aziz] al-Khwaitar, the Minister of Advisor to the Saudi government, came. He brought two letters from Mr. Malik Fahd, [King] and Amir Abdullah, [Crown of Saudi Arabia]. Mr. Fahd, while thanking him for inviting him to the conference of Islamic leaders and emphasizing the importance of Muslim cooperation at this stage, wrote that the crown prince would participate. Amir Abdallah had also written that he would participate by reminding King Fahd of his boredom. In the negotiations on the importance of cooperation between Iran and Saudi Arabia

We emphasized the approvals of the US Congress regarding Jerusalem and the insult of the Zionists to the Prophet (PBUH) and the warmongering of [Benyamin] Netanyahu, [Prime Minister of Israel].

In the evening, the Supreme Administrative Council had a meeting. We discussed the duties and powers of the governors, which was left unfinished at the request of the Ministry of Interior. At half past six, we went to the Azadi Stadium to participate in the industrialists' conference, which was organized to thank me for my services to the industry. It was very magnificent. On the way, the heads of eight industrial sectors welcomed each other. Then I visited the exhibition of statues and thanksgiving plaques that were made and prepared by industrial units named after me. It is very artistically and beautifully prepared and there is a lot of it.

Then I went to the meeting in the hall of 12 thousand people. They welcomed enthusiastically. Mr. Khalili, a veteran of the industry, spoke and reported on behalf of the industrialists and Mr. Nematzadeh the Minister [of Industry]. Then they gave a good show from the dark situation before the revolution and the great situation after the construction. After that, an interesting symphony was performed on the same themes, in addition to an interesting hymn. Mr. Natiq Nouri, [Speaker of Parliament] and then I spoke; About the progress of industries and the future of Tehran. Efat and Fati, Mahdi and Mohsen were also there. I came home

On the way to go, Mr. Turkan, [Minister of Roads and Transport] and on the way home, Mr. Ghori, [Minister of Post, Telegraph and Telephone] came to the car. Mr. Turkan asked for help for the construction of highways and Mr. Gharegi asked for approval for the introduction of mobile phones by the subscribers themselves and making mobile phones cheaper. Shab Efat informed that Fati had severe pain in his side after the ceremony and was taken to the hospital. In the reports, the issue of Hong Kong is still in focus.