Algeria urges summit of OAPEC countries

Algerian sources said today that Algerian President Liamine Zeroual directed an invitation to the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries' member states to convene a summit conference in February to discuss the deterioration of petroleum prices.

Algerian Minister of Petroleum Yousef El-Yousefi visited Saudi Arabia, where he met with King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz, the United Arab Emirates, where he met with the president, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan, and Qatar, where he met with the Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani.