Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 12, 1993

I did the work until nearly ten o'clock in the morning. Mr. [Mohsen] Qaraati came and asked for help for Amr Be Maruf and said that the group of twelve members of the Hidayat Amr Be Maruf headquarters headed by Mr. [Ahmed] Janti had formed and asked for help. He asked for permission to invite Mr. Janati to the ministers for planning and assistance. I said that the ministers are upset with Mr. Jenti and their meeting will have a negative effect. I criticized their excesses; He promised to act moderately.

The ambassador of New Zealand came to present the credentials. I asked about the situation in his country; Including the issue of the governorship of the representative of the Queen of England, who said that there are pros and cons. The Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament came. He appealed for oil aid and commercial deals and expressed his willingness to provide industrial facilities. He said that due to the lack of currency, energy and raw materials, many of their industries are dormant, and drought has reduced their agricultural products, and the problem of the Crimea region and the dispute with Russia are hurting them.

Mr. [Abdul Hossein] Vahaji, [Minister of Commerce] came. He gave a trip report to Central Asian countries. In Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, they have not received it well; There was no significant achievement.

Export Development Committee had a meeting. They gave a work report and we decided about the facilities to the exporters by providing loans and simple regulations and insurance and transportation. In the evening, the government board had a meeting. We decided to rebuild the city of Masjid Suleiman and reduce the problems of gas leaks from tanks, wells and pipes and build a new city next to the city.

I stayed the night in my office and worked until almost midnight.