Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 31, 1997

Mr. [Bijan Namdar] Zanganeh, [Minister of Energy] came. He gave a report on the progress of the work of dams and power plants and how to provide for Tehran's water shortage in the summer if the drought continues, and he requested for the provision of currency for the projects in the current year, and thanked me for my help regarding his presence in the expediency assessment forum, and said that the risk of flooding in Khuzestan would be eliminated.

Mr. [Alireza] Oghahi, representative of Sabzevar, came. He expressed a lot of his devotion to me from the past and praised Faezeh and expressed his readiness to run for the presidential election. He thinks it will be widely accepted.

Dr. [Moussi] Zargar came and asked for the completion of the reform plan of Sinai Hospital. Mr. [Mohammed Ali] Taskhiri and [Abul Hassan] Nawab came. They gave a report on the development of cultural programs in the world and expressed their happiness to attend UNESCO with the help of Fati and said that if Faeze is active in cultural affairs, he will have more effects than sports.

Mr. [Ali] Fallahian, [Information Minister] came. He gave a report on the situation of two Saudi Arabian nationals who are in Iran and said that they have nothing to do with the explosions in Saudi Arabia. Although Saudi Arabia wants to take them.

In the evening Mr. [Mohsen] Nourbakhsh, [CEO of the Central Bank] and [Ahmad] Azizi, [Deputy Foreign Exchange Officer of the Central Bank] came and gave the program of foreign exchange shares for 2016. According to the reports, the approval of the meeting of the foreign ministers of the Arab League in Cairo is important regarding the stagnation of Arab relations with Israel due to the continued construction of houses in East Jerusalem. Fati reported that Maryam, Yasser's wife, was pregnant and gave birth to a girl. We were happy.