VOL. XXXII

NO. 20

20-FEBRUARY-1989

SAUDI OIL MINISTER URGES USA NOT TO IMPOSE FEE ON OIL IMPORTS

The Saudi Oil Minister, Mr. Hisham Nazer, has strongly urged the USauthorities not to impose any fee on oil imports, arguing that those who takesuch protectionist measures run the risk of making their economies relativelyless competitive in international markets. Nazer was addressing a conferenceof business leaders in Oklahoma City on 16 February (for full text see pagesD1-6).

Noting that bills had...