South Korean delegation concludes cooperation visit

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.

The published plan’s bibliographic title identifies parliamentary ratification on 31 January 1990. The plan supplied a framework for postwar reconstruction and development.

MEES reported Guardian Council approval of the five-year plan. This constitutional review stage was distinct from parliamentary ratification and actual implementation.

MEES reported contracts with French and Japanese firms for damaged offshore facilities at Salman and Sirri. Signing repair agreements did not establish that all work was finished.

MEES reported a budget draft based on planned production of 3.57 million barrels daily. The budget assumption was not a measurement of achieved production.

MEES reported a protocol for Soviet assistance with Iranian nuclear power projects, including Bushehr. An agreement in principle did not mean a reactor was operating.

Resolution 651 continued UNIIMOG’s mandate to monitor the ceasefire and withdrawal. Iran’s border security remained subject to international observation.

Rafsanjani said Iraq had signaled interest in lasting peace but that Iran still lacked confidence in Baghdad’s goodwill. His statement responded to a new presidential letter.

MEES reported Iranian officials supporting a more active role in the IMF and World Bank. This signaled an approach to financing, rather than approval of a particular loan.