FBIS Okinawa JA - Press Service Log: Xinhua 22 April

This document is a press service log from FBIS Okinawa, dated April 22, 1991, containing summaries of various international news reports filed by the Xinhua news agency. The log covers several geopolitical developments occurring in April 1991. Key reports include the Nile Basin countries' agreement to establish a unified electric grid to utilize water resources for electricity exchange. In Nigeria, the Shell Petroleum Company reported the discovery of 722 million barrels of additional oil reserves in Gbaran. Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani is noted for calling for a rectification of global trade imbalances to assist impoverished nations. Additionally, Iranian Health Minister Reza Malekzadeh issued a warning regarding the potential for contagious diseases to reach epidemic proportions among Iraqi refugees in Iran. The log also notes a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State James Baker and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal to discuss Middle East peace, as well as the commencement of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Central Council's first post-Gulf War meeting in Tunis to discuss unity and finance.