Comlist: Moscow Consolidated 26 Dec 90

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soviet-french cooperation in 1990, stating cooperation between two countries has been good but this is development was not fast enough, praising perestroyka for opening up new prospects but, like all changes, it needed time to succeed, he also appeals to frenchenterprises to set up joint projects with their soviet collagues (4 min): president of ussr academy of sciences on new cooperation programs between france and soviet union (6 min); item on perestroyka and how frenchsee it (7 min). (frenchinter 251800)

39 AFRICA

31 "portugal, its people." (rpt portguese 172100, item 30 on 17 dec list) (portuguese 2100)

40 32 "africa as we see it": aleksey litvinov on relations between senegal and mauritania, noting diplomatic relations were broken in 1989,

40 32 "africa as we see it": aleksey litvinov on relations between senegal and mauritania, noting diplomatic relations were broken in 1989, background to relations outlined, noting thankfully war did not result and attempts to improve relations between the two countries have failed (3.5 min); vladimir shilov on "shaky balance" in rwanda currently, noting rebel opposition announced its intention to continue fighting until govt becomes engaged in honest dialogue, stressing necessity for urgent political settlement of situation (3 min). (engafr 1700; shilov only: portafr 1900) 41 TB2712144390TAKE2

34 vladislav chernukha on situation in angola. (rpt enginter 201210, item 33 on 20 dec list) (serbo 201700)

35 aleksandr mikhailov on prevailing situation in somalia. (rpt engafr 241700, item 26 on 24 dec list) (somali 241600)

36 intvw with anatoliy gromyko, director of african studies, on un resolutions on independence of colonized countries: the soviet support from african liberation struggles. (11 min: amharic 251500)

42 33 "ussr/africa-contacts and contracts." (rpt engafr 191700, item 23 on 19 dec list) (engafr 1700)

46 37 southern african corr (yuriy zhuravlev), reviews important political events in south africa for 1990. (3 min: engafr 1830)

47 38 corr of novosty aleksandr (kovoliyatky) on situation in horn of africa and its future. (4.5 min: somali 251600)

48 39 yelena korneyeva intvw with american expert on african affairs michael (macfold). (rpt engafr 171700, item 42 on 17 dec list) (engafr 1700)

49 40 yuriy fonarev discusses situation in south africa. (rpt engafr 251700, item 32 on 25 dec list) (persian 251500)

50 PERSIAN GULF

51 41 oleg shchedrov on gulf situation. (rpt enginter 201210, item 40 on 20 dec list) (serbo 201700)

52 42 undatelined tass roundup on gulf including qatar mtg, israeli preparations for possible iraqi attack, hussayn's tv intvw. (approx 800 words: tassr 1055)

53 43 tass corr vladimir yefremov cairo dispatch citing mena report on hussein's readiness to accept mediation of third sides to settle gulf issue. (400 text sent: tasse 1120)

44 "intl diary": incl boris andrianov/valentin gubernatorov, pegged, referring to gorbachev's message to qatar meeting and saddam's intvw with mexican tv, quoting afp report saying baker is to meet husayn on jan 9, time times quoted saying iraq wants to provoke an israeli pre-emptive strike to unite arabs against israel. (7 min: home 1710)

55 45 mikhail mayorov on implications of shevardnadze's resignation on soviet gulf policy. (rpt enginter 211510, item 32 on 21 dec list) (persian