VOL. XXXIV

NO. 14

7-JANUARY-1991

Iraq

Soviets Suspend Work on Joint Projects Until Crisis Ends

Following a visit to Baghdad at end-December by a high- level Sovietdelegation headed by Mr. Igor Belousov, Deputy Chairman of the Council ofMinisters, and Mr. Leonid Filimonov, Minister of Gas and Oil Industries, anagreement was reached between the USSR and Iraq that all work on jointcooperation projects would be suspended until the Gulf crisis was resolved. Mr.Belousov told the Baghdad- daily ...