SAUDI ARABIA AND UK TO HOLD TALKS ON OIL ISSUES

Saudi Arabia and Britain have agreed to hold bilateral talks on oil issues. Reports to this effect, which surfaced in the middle of last week following a visit to Saudi Arabia by the UK Foreign Secretary, Sir Geoffrey Howe, have been confirmed by MEES from authoritative Saudi sources. The talks will be held between the Saudi Oil Minister, Shaikh Ahmad Zaki Yamani, and the British Energy Secretary, Mr. Peter Walker. No firm date has yet been...