VOL. XXXIV

NO. 42

22-JULY-1991

Kuwait

Kuwait Signs Contract with China for Fire-fighting Work

The Kuwaiti Minister of Oil, Dr. Hamoud A. al-Ruqbah, signed a contract on 14July with the Chinese Minister of Foreign and Economic Affairs, Mr. Li Lanqing,providing for the recruitment for a period of six months of a Chinese team toparticipate in extinguishing burning oil wells in Kuwait. The contract wassigned during the visit to Kuwait of China's Prime Minister, Mr. Li Peng.According to reports from...