VOL. XXXIX

No. 25

18-March-1996

IRAQ

Distribution In Kurdish Areas Still Looms As Major Issue In Iraqi-UN Oil-For-Food Talks

As technical talks between UN and Iraqi teams on the implementation of Security Council resolution 986 regarding limited Iraqi oil sales in return for humanitarian supplies draw to a close in New York, it would seem at MEES press time on Friday (15 March) that the most contentious issue on the agenda remains the opposing positions adopted by the two sides in...