VOL. XXXII

NO. 18

6-FEBRUARY-1989

OPEC

Caracas Meetings Positive on OPEC Summit

Calls for an OPEC summit conference received further support duringinformal meetings held in Caracas last week by the five OPEC ministers (fromAlgeria, Ecuador, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela) who attended theinauguration of Venezuelan President Carlos Andres Perez, and MEES understandsthat all the member countries now favor holding such a meeting after carefulstudy and preparations. The venue and timing of the...