Soviet nuclear cooperation protocol reported

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.

A South Korean industrial delegation concluded its Iranian visit with agreements on participation in gas, petrochemical and industrial projects. Announced cooperation was not completed investment.

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.

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.

Amoco and Iranian parties signed a settlement of an investment dispute. Resolving this prewar commercial claim was separate from obtaining compensation for Iraq’s wartime damage.

Rafsanjani said he would require UN involvement in any meeting with Saddam Hussein about durable peace. Iran sought to retain the international framework around direct negotiations.