VOL. XXXVI

NO. 48

30-AUGUST-1993

IRAQ

Iraq Not Distancing Itself From OPEC, Says Hiti

Mr. Usama al-Hiti, the Iraqi Oil Minister, said last week that his absencefrom recent OPEC meetings did not mean that his country was distancing itselffrom the Organization. "Our absence was the result of extraordinary circumstances which I hope will disappear very soon, and should not be taken as anindication that we are not committed to the decisions and resolutions passedby the Organization," he told Iraqi...