French Senate answer records unresolved financial dispute

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.

The Court extended deadlines for the initial written pleadings.

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.