VOL. XXXIX

No. 45

5-August-1996

IRAQ

Turkey To Ask UN For Special Permission To Buy Iraqi Oil

Turkey plans to ask the UN Security Council for special permission, similar to what was accorded Jordan, to import Iraqi oil outside the terms of reference of both resolutions 687 and 986. "Turkey is in a similar position to that of Jordan, both as a neighbor of Iraq and in terms of the magnitude of losses," said Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Omer Akbel, adding that "we think we deserve a...