Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – November 18, 1996

[Mr. Charles Michel Dusalabry], the new ambassador of Canada, came to present his credentials. He knows a little Persian. expressed great interest in working in Iran; He has been in Iran before. [Mr. Nazirov Tashmedrejbovich], the new ambassador of Tajikistan came. He insisted on my trip to Tajikistan. I talked about the need for peace. [Mr. Osman Tanerkoro Turk], the new ambassador of Türkiye came. The talks were about the development of relations.

Mr. [Mortaza] Mirbagheri, adviser [to the president on] youth affairs, came. It requests to become an organization, which I did not agree to. Mr. [Mohammad Taqi] Amanpour, the deputy of Jihad-e-Fazonggi, came. He gave a report on the issue of aquifers, which they disagree with the Ministry of Energy. Jihad claims that in this way, we can cultivate eight million hectares and create fourteen million hectares of forests, and the Ministry of Energy says that due to water restrictions, it is less than one million hectares and more is not possible.

[Mr. Gholamali Naeemabadi], Imam Juma, [Mr. Gholam Abbas Zairi], the governor and [Mr. Abbas Abbasi], the representative of Bandar Abbas, came to Fars for the civil affairs of [Hormozgan] province and to prevent the annexation of a part of the territory of Hormozgan province. In the evening, we continued the discussion of the budget in the cabinet.

I was the guest of the leader. They told about their boredom in the previous week that they had recovered, their meeting with the assembly of militant clerics who had come to participate in the political arena to get an opinion on their new move. We talked about the current issues with Germany and countering propaganda against Germany, the elections and the transfer of Sirvan water to Zahab, construction works and his trip to Khuzestan. Mr. Dr. Velayati reported that [Mr. Klaus Kinkel], the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, made a phone call and asked for cooperation to prevent relations from becoming more critical. I came home Efat went to the airport to welcome the wife of the president of Sudan.