VOL. XLIV

No. 03

15-January-2001

LEBANON

Iraq To Sign Crude Oil Supply Agreement With Lebanon Within Three Months

The Lebanese Minister of Energy and Water, Muhammad 'Abd al-Hamid Baydun, has confirmed that Lebanon is to receive Iraqi crude oil at preferential prices under an agreement to be signed within the next three months between the governments of Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. Following the conclusion of this agreement, the Beirut Government is to discuss the possibility of exporting Iraqi...