Japanese crude prepayment arrangement reported

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.

A French parliamentary answer described continuing Franco-Iranian negotiations and arbitration. It documented an unresolved dispute, not a final settlement.

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.

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.

ICRC-supervised mass repatriation began. Iranian captives could return home, while Iran also released Iraqi prisoners.

Air shuttles began alongside border transfers at Qasr-e-Shirin. ICRC-chartered flights also carried wounded and sick prisoners.