VOL. XXXV

NO. 37

15-JUNE-1992

Iraq Prospects for UN-Iraq Oil Talks Look Dim

Iraq has proposed to the UN Secretariat to convene a meeting in Vienna on19 June in order to resume talks concerning the UN plan for restricted salesof Iraqi oil, according to a statement on 8 June by Mr. Giandomenico Picco,the UN Assistant Secretary-General and head of the UN team. This announcementwas confirmed the next day by Mr. Tariq 'Aziz, the Iraqi Deputy Premier, whotold reporters in Rio de Janeiro that "the war...