THE GULF WAR : In the Soviet Union
Foreign Minister Alexander A. BESSMERTNYKH met with members of the Executive Committee of the PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION to explore possible ways to end the war. Bessmertnykh called on all nations, including Israel, to prevent the spread of the war. A Foreign Ministry spokesman said the Soviets will continue to honor their friendship with Iraq because “as soon as the conflict is over, Iraq will rejoin the international community and we will resume friendly relations.” He said that 41 people remain at the Soviet Embassy in Baghdad but that all other Soviets have returned home from Iraq.
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