Part 24, Monday, July 26, 1988
"Both sides are very cautiously signaling each other that it's time for a rapprochement. Iranians are tentatively interested in such a possibility, and the United States appears to be very interested."
--Gary G. Sick, an expert on the Persian Gulf region, National Security Council staff under President Carter
On this day in 1988, UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar met twice with Ali Akbar Velayati, Iran's foreign minister, in the first formal talks about a ceasefire for the eight-year war between Iran and Iraq.
