Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – November 15, 1997

Expediency Council had a meeting. The amendment of the social security law, with the insistence of the governments, was approved in favor of the Guardian Council, and a preliminary discussion was held about the general policies.

After the meeting, Mr. [Abdullah] Nouri, the Minister of Interior, requested to allow Mohsen to accept the responsibility of managing the Tehran Metro Company. Akhavi Mohammad announced the celebration of the anniversary of his father's death in two weeks in Qom.

Mr. [Syed Mohammad] Khatami, the president, came to meet. He expressed his happiness over the resolution of the European embassy problem and expressed his concern about dealing with the mayor of Tehran and the lack of trust that has arisen for investment, as well as the problem of how the leadership's speech will be delivered at the Islamic Conference of Heads [Conference Organization] and the possibility of the resignation of Mr. [Abdullah] Nouri, the Minister of State, if Mr. Karbaschi is arrested.

In the evening, Mr. [Ali] Abedzadeh, CEO of Asman Aviation Company, came. He gave a report of the prosperity of his work due to the development of foreign trips, which is profitable. He applied for the purchase of a new plane by using the credit given by major aircraft companies, and also for the case of the plane crash in the last two years - which was sentenced to one year in prison in the first court - and the problem of the cheapness of domestic flights that cause losses and are in debt.

Mr. [Abulfazl] Rahnama, our former ambassador to Poland and Portugal, came; He expressed his displeasure that he does not have a good job in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is unemployed and asked for a better job.