VOL. XXXIX

No. 22

26-February-1996

IRAQ

UN Awaits Political Decision From Baghdad Whether To Proceed With Oil Talks

Although the two weeks of technical discussions between Iraq and the UN Secretariat on the UN Security Council plan for limited Iraqi oil sales for humanitarian purposes (resolution 986) are reckoned to have gone reasonably well, MEES soundings nevertheless indicate that the UN side has laid down tough conditions on some issues - particularly the allocation and...