Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – November 1, 1992

The Kazakh guests went to Isfahan after visiting Imam's shrine. It was decided that they did not have a plan with us today.

At half past seven in the morning, we went to Dr. Shariati Hospital. The managers of the departments gave explanations and presented the facilities and needs. From the heart departments, ICU,

We visited the CCU, opening the heart valve and the blocked heart vessels through a balloon [balloon], by inserting a special wire, and the leukemia treatment department [through a bone marrow transplant] and the treatment department for patients who are unable to give birth; It was interesting. In the amphitheater, I heard the report of the head of the hospital and the minister of health, treatment and medical education, and I spoke to the nurses and doctors on the occasion of Nurse's Day and promised help for development.

I reached my office at half past ten. I did the work. Mr. [Mortaza] Alweiri [Secretary of the Supreme Council of Free Trade Zones] came. He talked about the free zones and the problem of smuggling goods from Qeshm Island and proposed remedies that did not work in my opinion. In the evening, I attended the meeting of the government board. The governor of Fars came. He had good suggestions.

I was the guest of the leader. We discussed and discussed about the Parliament-Government and the negotiations with Mr. [Suleiman] Demirel, [Prime Minister of Turkey], Ali Izet Begovic, [President of Bosnia and Herzegovina], and [Nursultan] Nazarbayev, [President of Kazakhstan] and the type of aid to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the construction of satellites. I arrived home at half past nine. I wrote the memories. I watched some TV and slept.