Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 5, 1988

I arrived at the parliament at half past nine. Mr. [Mohammed Javad] Larijani and [Siros] Naseri came. They explained the negotiations with England and consulted on the text of the joint statement; England should praise Iran and the revolution in some way and express displeasure with the severing of relations by the parties. Regarding the negotiations in New York, they said that there was no progress. The Secretary General's proposal is good, but Iraq has neither rejected nor accepted it and said that it will give the answer in Geneva, after seeking an opinion from Baghdad. Dr. Velayati said that he does not agree with the transfer of negotiations to Geneva. I said we should not insist on staying in New York. This is the Secretary General's wish and he knows it and Iraq; If they disagree with each other, we will not be harmed.

The members of the program and budget commission came. They expressed concern about the possibility of not paying attention to the commission's opinions in the reconstruction policy. I encouraged them and said that we are going to give importance to the opinions of experts and it was decided to give the proposals of the reconstruction headquarters to the commission for review and comments.

In the afternoon, Mr. [Alireza] Afshar came with the members of the recruitment commission. They said that on the eve of the expiration of the deadline for the introduction of absconding and absconding beneficiaries, there are too many referrals and we cannot attract more than 60,000 people per month. They decided to take turns and give notebooks for the coming months and add a few days to the deadline.

In the evening, the board of parliament had a meeting that lasted until the early hours of the night. The discussion was about the chart of the parliament offices. At night, Mr. Ansarian, CEO of Iran Radio in Lebanon, came and reported. He said that they have about 100 employees and 14 hours of schedule. He complained about the lack of budget and poor preparation and the lack of clarity about the advertising policy and the interference of herding affairs; It is under the administration of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. I worked until nine o'clock and came home.