Programme for the visit to Iran,
18-24 October 2003
Saturday 18th October
2300 Arrival in Tehran.
Sunday 19th October
0900 Leave Hotel
0915 Briefing in Embassy
1030 Leave Embassy
1045 Dr Mirdamadi, Chairman of Majlis National
Security and Foreign Policy Committee
1145 Return to Embassy
1200 Visit to Visa Section
1300 Lunch in Residence with Western journalists
1500 Mr Ahani, Deputy Minister for Europe and
the Americas
1615 Mr Akbar Alami, Chairman of the UK/Iran
Parliamentary Friendship Group (Majlis)
Monday 20th October
0930 Leave hotel
1000 Mr Karroubi, Speaker of Majlis
1130 Ayatollah Marvi, Deputy Head of Judiciary
for Administrative Affairs
1445 Mr Rajab-Ali Mazrouie, Secretary General
of Association of Iranian Journalists
1615 Mr Ziaefar, Secretary of Islamic Human Rights
Commission
2000 Dinner hosted by Dr Mirdamadi, new Majlis
building
Tuesday 21st October
0900 Leave hotel
0930 Mr Abtahi, Vice President for Legal and
Parliamentary Affairs
1045 Minority MPs (Majlis)
1200 Return to Embassy
1230 Lunch in Embassy with British Council, Commercial
and Consular staff
1500 Mr Hossein Ansari Rad, Chairman of Article
90 Committee (Majlis)
1830 Leave hotel
1900 Buffet dinner at Embassy
Wednesday 22nd October
0715 Leave hotel
0800 Shirin Ebadi
0900 Museums
1130 Meeting with Iranian analysts in Ambassador's
Residence
1230 Sandwich lunch with analysts (discussion
continues)
1430 Leave for airport
1550 To Isfahan
1700 Meeting with Deputy Governor General of
Isfahan
Thursday 23rd October
0900 Tour of cultural sites of Isfahan
1200 Lunch with local politicians and administrators
1650 Return to Tehran
1830 Closing meeting with Ambassador
Friday 24th October
0600 Leave Hotel
0700 Depart for UK
