[Mr. Rainer Heldschel and Ivan Tepkov], the new ambassadors of [West] Germany and Bulgaria, came to present their credentials; I received both warmly. I criticized some of Germany's policies, including the way they deal with counter-revolutionaries, the completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, the Chemie Keshavarz company, and submarines.
[Mr. Rein Heldschlag and Ivan Tepkov], the new ambassadors of [West] Germany and Bulgaria came to present credentials; I got grams with both. I criticized some of Germany's policies, including the quality of dealing with the counter-revolution, the completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, the Keshavarz Chemical Company, and submarines.
[Mr. Mohammad Ali Naji Rad and Mahmoud Bayat], our new ambassadors in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka came and asked for more attention to the country they are assigned to; I accepted [Mr. Gholamreza Ansari], our new manager came to England. It was decided to cooperate in the direction of development.
Mr. [Masoud Roghani] Zanjani, [Head of the Program and Budget Organization] and his deputies came. They explained the policies of the 1372 budget and the second five-year plan based on the exchange rate; I gave comments.
At half past one in the afternoon, I went to the [Mehrabad] airport to welcome Mr. Burhanuddin Rabbani, the interim president of Afghanistan. They arrived on time with a large delegation, on a special plane. Sun ceremony and short interview was done. They went to Saadabad residence and I returned to my office.
At half past four, the Afghan delegation came to negotiate. Informal and formal negotiations were conducted; I asked many questions about the situation in Afghanistan. The cable condition is bad. [Afghanistan's Hizb-e-Islami leader] [Gulbuddin] Hekmatyar's attacks have caused a lot of damage. Water and electricity are disrupted and their needs are high. In order to establish a temporary government with the Loya Jirga. They explained their plan. They thanked us for our many assistances from the time of the struggle and today and asked for food, medicine, fuel and technical assistance and to print their banknotes.
I was the guest of the leader. We discussed and made a decision about the law enforcement maneuver, Kayhan newspaper, the budget of 1372, the second five-year plan, production and distribution in the country, the issue of Abu Musa Island, his trip, Jalaluddin Farsi, Ali Agha Tehrani's letter, aid to Afghanistan and other current issues.
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