18 March 1996
Press Briefing
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Sylvana Foa, Spokesman for Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, began today's noon briefing by saying that the Secretary-General spoke by phone this morning with Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz. They discussed the status of the talks on Security Council resolution 986 (1995) -- the oil-for-food talks.