GULF WAR I: EASTERN APPROACHES

KUWAIT IS TO APPROACH THE SOVIET UNION in a bid to contain the war between Iraq and Iran, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) says, quoting unidentified press reports. The Kuwaiti initiative will be undertaken by a high-level Parliamentary delegation, scheduled to visit Moscow on 25 July. The KUNA reports say that the Kuwaiti delegation, led by National Assembly Speaker, Mohammad Yousef al Adsani, will dedicate their efforts to exploring avenues of bringing an end to the 34-month old Gulf war.