April 5, 1990

Dov Shilansky, speaker of Knesset, announces legislature will convene on 4/11 to vote on gov't. put together by Shimon Peres [WT 4/6].

PLO Chrmn. Arafat says he has asked Arab Knesset members to back Labor leader Shimon Peres in his effort to form gov't. [LAT 4/6].

Arab League Council hold emergency session in Tunis [INA 4/5 in FBIS 4/6].

Foreign ministers of Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, Yemen, and Syria call for ban on nuclear and chemical weapons in Middle East, urge Western pressure on Israel to comply [LAT 4/6].