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I!JJ! Friday 25 January 2002 ' I 24 January p.m. PROGRAMME FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S VISIT TO THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN • ': TEHRAN, 25 TO 27 JANUARY 2002 . ,".. :;;; Jdi FEB-4200? i!JJ! Friday 25 January 2002 ' i " j '"•";.':.,'•'•'•. 18:20 Arrival from Kabul by UN flight > • -- ; -' ^ (To be received by Dr. Mohammad-Javad Zarif, Deputy Foreign Minister, Legal and International Affairs; Francesco Bastagli, UN Resident Coordinator; Nanguyalai Tarzi, UNIC Director; Guillaume Blanc, UNSMA Head a.i.) 19:00 Transfer to Azadi Hotel, Parkway Ave., Evin Tel: 207 3021-9 - Fax: 207 3030 Saturday 26 January 2002 09:20 Depart from hotel 10:00 Meeting with H.E. Dr. Kamal Kharrazi, Foreign Minister Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11:15 Meeting with H.E. Mr. Mohammad Khatami, President I.R. of Iran Presidential Palace 12:30 Joint press conference with Foreign Minister Kharrazi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13:30 Lunch/rest 16:00 Meeting with the Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Parliament) H.E. Hojatoleslam val-Moslemeen Mahdi Karrubi, Parliament House 17:00 Meeting with the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, Office of the Supreme Leader, Pasteur Avenue 20:00 Depart from hotel 20:30 Official dinner hosted by the Minister of Foreign Affairs MFA Diplomatic Club, Darabad Sunday 27 January 2002 08:30 Depart from hotel for the airport 09:30 Departure Meetings with senior officials (in chronological order) Dr. Kama! KHARRAZI Minister of Foreign Affairs (1997-present) Born: 1944 Education: BA, Literature, University of Tehran MA, Education, University of Tehran Ph.D. Education and Psychology of Management, University of Houston Career highlights: Head, Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) 1980-1987 Chief of Mission, Permanent Mission to UN, New York 1989-1997 Professor, Tehran University (since 1983) Founding Member, the Islamic Research Institute (London) Member, American Association of University Professors New York Academy of Sciences (admitted 1994) Languages: Farsi, English (Fluent) Hojatoleslam Valmoslemin Seyed Mohammad KHATAMI President of the Islamic Republic of Iran (1997-present) Born: 1943 Education: Theology, Qom Theological Seminary BA, Philosophy, Isfahan University MA, Education, University of Tehran Career highlights: Head of Hamburg Islamic Centre, 1979 Member of Parliament, 1980 Editor-in-chief, Keyhan Publications, 1980 Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, 1982 & 1989 Chairman, War Propaganda Headquarters 1980-1989 Presidential Advisor (Rafsanjani Administration), 1992 Member, High Council for the Cultural Revolution (appointed 1996) President since 1997 Publications: Many books and articles including: Tradition, Modernism and Development (Article 1996) Fear of the Wave (Book) From the World of the City to the City of the World (Book) Faith and Thought Trapped by Despotism (Book) Languages: Farsi, German, Arabic, English (moderate) Ayatollah Mehdi KARROUBI Speaker of Parliament (Majlis) (1999-present) Born: 1937 Education: Theology, Qom Theological Seminary Career highlights: Custodian, Hazrat Adbol Azim Seminary MP, (1st, 2nd & 3rd Parliaments, 1980-1992) Head, Martyrs Foundation, 1980 Supervisor, The Imam Relief Fund Head, Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Languages: Farsi, Arabic Note: A Special Committee on Afghanistan was formed by Parliament late last year. It sent a message to the Secretary-General asking him to use his "full authority" to help the Afghan people. The Committee appealed for rapid withdrawal of foreign forces, assistance to achieve Afghanistan's own political independence and locating inside the country the decision-making centre for the future of Afghanistan. The Committee is chaired by Seyed Hadi Khamenei, brother of the Supreme Leader. He is a moderate reformer. UNDP is cooperating with the Majlis (Parliament) Research Centre. This is an important project to build the capacity of parliamentarians in fulfilling their increasingly complex responsibilities. Current work focuses on national budget-making and reform in the legislative process. The Centre is headed by Mohamad Reza Khatami, brother of the President and leader of the largest political party in Parliament. Ayatollah Seyed AH KHAMENEI Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic (1989-present) Born: 1939 Education: Theology, Qom and Mashhad Theological Seminaries Career highlights: Member of the Revolutionary Council Representative of the Council in The Army Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Leader of the Friday Congregational Prayers (Tehran) Member of the Parliament in 1980 President of the Islamic Republic (2 terms from 1981) Chairman of the Supreme Defense Council Chairman of the Supreme Cultural Revolution Council Publications: Many books and translations including: Role of Moslems in the Independence of India (Book) General Pattern of Islamic Thought in the Quran (Book) On the Profundity of Namaz (Book) On Patience (Book) Understanding Islam Correctly (Book) Languages: Farsi, Arabic, Turkish, English (moderate) Tehran, 24 January 2002 THE UNITED NATIONS IN IRAN AND THE AFGHANISTAN CRISIS t here are about 2.3 million Afghans in Iran. (Government estimates are higher). Since many years UNHCR (2001 budget US$ 11 million) and WFP (2001 budget T!US$ 10 million) have been cooperating with Iran in addressing refugee needs. Smaller programmes are supported by UNFPA, UNICEF and other agencies. Following September 11, the Country Team established an inter-agency working group to prepare a contingency plan for a major influx of refugees. Chaired by UNHCR, the group reports to meetings of agency representatives convened by the Resident Coordinator. Originally conceived for 400 000 new refugees, the contingency plan was subsequently scaled down against a projection of 80 000 arrivals. Ultimately, Iran's decision to close the border with Afghanistan and the swift toppling of the Taliban meant the influx did not materialise. In the meantime, for about two months Iran became an important base for supporting activities in Western Afghanistan. Thus, for instance, the Herat operation was run out of Mashad in Northeastern Iran. WFP provided logistics and food supplies from two sub-offices. During this period, Iranian authorities made an unprecedented effort to cooperate with the United Nations on visas, customs and transport. The United Nations working group has now shifted its focus on repatriation. In the first two weeks of 2002, over 10 000 Afghans have returned spontaneously to their country. Iran is planning to launch an official repatriation programme at the beginning of April. UNHCR expects 400 000 refugees may return to Afghanistan by the end of the year. It is cooperating with the Ministry of Interior to open ten voluntary-repatriation centres and a new crossing point near Birjand in Khorassan province. It is essential, however, that repatriation be voluntary and gradual. For years refugee remittances from Iran have supported a sizeable share of the Afghan population. This lifeline should not be cut abruptly. In the meantime, UNHCR and WFP work with the refugee community continues. Other agencies are involved. For instance, UNICEF has been requested by the Ministry of Education to provide additional literacy classes for some 500 000 Afghan refugees. Most of the focus is on eventual return. In early January, UNDP organized in Tehran a conference on "Afghanistan Reconstruction: the First Year - From Relief to Recovery" with the participation of some 70 Afghan professionals and entreprenuers drawn from Afghanistan and the Afghan communities in Iran, Pakistan and Tajikistan. The conclusions of the conference were an input to the needs assessment presented at Tokyo. Yet, the situation remains uncertain on both the Afghan and Iraqi borders. UNHCR has pre-positioned supplies for a possible influx of 80 000 refugees. From an Iranian perspective, the Country Team renders assistance in other ways. UNDP is discussing with the inter-agency working group a US$ 38 million package targeting Iranian communities in border provinces affected by refugees and other consequences of the Afghan crisis. The Programme was also requested by Iran to facilitate a three-way partnership for Afghanistan's reconstruction among Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. Iran is being helped in its endeavours to work with Afghanistan at the bilateral level. For example, FAO and UNDCP are evaluating with Iranian authorities crop substitution programmes to counter narcotics production in Afghanistan. UNESCO is in discussion with the Ministry of Post, Telegraph and Telephone to provide a long-distance education broadcast service for Afghanistan. MEETING PARTICIPANTS -as conveyed on 23 January 2002 - 10:00 Meeting with H. E. Dr. Kamal Kharrrazi, Foreign Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi Mr. Kieran Prendergast Ms. Elisabeth Lindenmayer Mr. Fred Eckhard Mr. Michael Moller Mr. Richard Amdur Mr. Francesco Bastagli Mr. Guillaume Blanc 11:15 Meeting with H.E. Mr. Mohammad Khatami, President I.R. of Iran, Presidential Palace Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi Mr. Kieran Prendergast Ms. Elizabeth Lindenmayer Mr. Richard Amdur Mr. Francesco Bastagli 16:00 Meeting with H.E. Hojatoleslam val-Moslemeen Mehdi Karrubi, Parliament House Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi Mr. Kieran Prendergast Ms. Elisabeth Lindenmayer Mr. Fred Eckhard Mr. Michael Moller Mr. Francesco Bastagli 17:00 Meeting with the Supreme! Leader, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, Office of the Supreme Leader, Pasteur Avenue Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi Mr. Kieran Prendergast Mr. Michael Moller Mr. Francesco Bastagli Staff-in-confidence Tehran,
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