IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

(The following is the text of the message sent by President Khamenei of Iran to the 77th OPEC Extraordinary Conference).

"The unfavorable international oil market situation and the threat it poses to the politico-economic life of the OPEC members moves me to draw to the attention of the distinguished Ministers and Delegates certain realities. Our past experience proves beyond any doubt that OPEC is one of the most effective organizations of the Third...