VOL. XXXVII

NO. 35

30-MAY-1994

Saudi Arabia

Japan Says Saudi Arabia Wants To Revive Refining Joint Venture Deal

According to a Japanese Foreign Ministry official, the Saudi Oil Minister,Mr. Hisham Nazer, has reportedly urged Japan's Prime Minister, Mr. Tsutomu Hata,to cooperate in reviving a joint oil refining venture between the two countrieswhich was abandoned last November. Mr. Nazer is seeking Mr. Hata's support toencourage the return of the Japanese partners to the venture on the grounds that...