Iraq rejects Iran’s immediate exchange and withdrawal proposal

MEES reported the dissolution of the Iran-Mitsui petrochemical partnership. Ending the partnership was distinct from repairing its war-damaged facilities.

Iran said further rebuilding at Abadan would wait for a comprehensive peace agreement. The operating first phase continued, while security concerns constrained the larger restoration plan.

Tehran radio announced Soviet approval in principle for Iranian gas to reach European markets through Soviet territory. This did not establish a completed export route.

Iran finalized an agreement for renewed gas sales to the Soviet Union, advancing beyond the earlier cooperation framework. Contract terms did not establish actual delivered volumes.

MEES reported a Lummus contract to assess war damage at the former Iran-Japan petrochemical complex at Bandar Khomeini. Assessment preceded decisions about restoration.

MEES reported large proposed foreign-exchange allocations in Iran’s reworked five-year plan. Proposed financing and investment figures were not completed expenditures.

MEES reported efforts to revive stalled Bandar Abbas refinery negotiations after disagreements over cost and repayment. The report did not confirm a completed construction contract.

The Court fixed deadlines for Iran’s Memorial and the U.S. Counter-Memorial.

Iran and Iraq accepted a Soviet proposal for their foreign ministers to meet in Moscow with Shevardnadze. Acceptance of the venue did not itself settle withdrawal or prisoner disputes.

The ICRC archive records a repatriation of wounded and sick prisoners. Such limited returns preceded the much larger exchanges later in 1990.