VOL.XXXIXNo. 6416-December-1996IRAQ

Iraq Starts Oil Exports This WeekIraq and Turkey plan an inaugration ceremony at Ceyhan on 16 December for thefirst export shipment of Iraqi oil under Security Council resolution986 regarding the oil-for-food plan. The move follows the notification givenon 9 December by UN Secretary General Boutros Ghali to the president ofthe Security Council that all steps are in place for the implementation ofthe humanitarian oil sales plan, thus giving the...