Damage assessment commissioned for petrochemical complex

MEES reported an exchange arrangement involving Bulgarian machinery and Iranian oil and industrial goods, illustrating reconstruction-era countertrade.

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.

Iraq rejected Iran’s proposal for an immediate prisoner exchange and return to prewar borders, offering a joint committee instead. The response preserved the postwar negotiating deadlock.

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.