Talks on Arabian Oil drilling rights continue

Talks on Arabian Oil drilling rights continue

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese International Trade and Industry Minister Takashi Fukaya (L) have informal talks with Saudi Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Ali Ibrahim al-Nuaimi (2nd from R) over lunch at a ''soba'' (buckwheat noodle) restaurant in Tokyo on Feb. 16. Fukaya asked al-Nuaim to seriously consider any new proposal to be made by Tokyo-based Arabian Oil Co. to have its oil drilling rights renewed.

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