VOL. XXXIII

NO. 41

16-JULY-1990

The Political Scene

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati's visit to Kuwait indicated thatthere is the will on both sides of the Gulf to return to post-war normality, butfurther progress towards this goal will probably depend on how well peacenegotiations between Iran and Iraq go. President Asad of Syria is to returnEgyptian President Husni Mubarak's official visit to Damascus, and the Egyptianleader is expected to make another attempt to mediate between the...