Mass prisoner repatriation begins

Velayati and Aziz met directly in Geneva as efforts to formalize peace revived. The meeting reopened a route for bilateral bargaining alongside the UN process.

MEES reported a Kanematsu Gosho arrangement for Iranian crude with advance payment. The report illustrates oil-linked financing; its publication day was not the start of every delivery.

Iran submitted its written Memorial setting out its case over the airliner’s destruction.

Iraq announced it would release prisoners captured during the war with Iran. Large-scale returns followed two years after the ceasefire.

Rafsanjani said Iran still wanted Iraq to leave Kuwait despite Iraq’s peace overtures. Iran’s bilateral war settlement and its stance on Kuwait were distinct issues.

Air shuttles began alongside border transfers at Qasr-e-Shirin. ICRC-chartered flights also carried wounded and sick prisoners.

The Arak-Hamedan oil-products pipeline was inaugurated, extending domestic fuel transport infrastructure during reconstruction. A nearby depot’s unfinished work was a separate project.

The third unit of the Kangan gas plant was inaugurated, completing the first phase. Completion of that phase did not establish that the subsequent expansion was finished.

Tariq Aziz visited Tehran and held talks with Velayati on lasting peace and the Gulf crisis. The visit followed Iraq’s acceptance of Iran’s settlement terms in August.

Iraq’s news agency announced restoration of diplomatic relations with Iran after ministerial talks. The announcement is retained separately from later operational steps.