Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 23, 1996

Today, in the morning, it rained a lot like yesterday. We went to visit the two thousand peak in the south of Tenkabon. The route was very clean and spectacular; Rice fields, citrus trees and forests, and a good asphalt road, and most of the way is next to the flooded and roaring river. At high altitudes, heavy fog limited visibility. The road came to a dead end next to a village.

We got off. A few villagers gathered; At first, they did not recognize us. We jokingly said, why don't you treat us with tea; They said that your number is large and our facilities are small. When they found out, they insisted a lot to accept. They raised several demands; School, bathroom and electricity. They said, the road is supposed to be continued to connect to Ashkur section in Gilan province.

On the way back, we negotiated with another group of people who were waiting for the minibus on the side of the road. They recognized and warmed to him from the beginning and expressed their gratitude for the conditions created after the revolution for that isolated area in the highlands. We made a short stop by the river. The companions who came by minibus were there. He passed by the water with tea and fruit and a little walk. We reached the headquarters at noon.

Mr. [Abbas Waez] Tabasi, [Tawlit Astan Quds Razavi], requested by phone from Mashhad that we approve Mr. Mohseni's governorship for Khorasan. I said that because [Mr. Ali Mohammad Besharti], the Minister of State, acted without the government's knowledge, therefore it made the approval difficult. We returned to Tehran. I went to my office. I stayed in my office at night and did the rest of the work. In the reports, the conference of Arab leaders in Cairo is of interest.