Iraqi Kurdistan braces for oil exportsJune 15, 2010, 10:42AM ET
PARIS
The president of Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdish region saysthat it could resume oil exports as soon as a new federal government isformed in Iraq.
Massoud Barzani says his Kurdish Democratic Party is in talkswith Baghdad to form a new government that "doesn't exclude any party."
He says that oil-rich Kurdistan has resolved most of its oilrevenue disputes with the central government. Barzani says Baghdad alsoagrees to deals the Kurds signed directly with international oil firms.
Barzani said Tuesday during a visit to Paris that "We're ready,everything is ready" for oil shipments to resume.
He says there is no precise deadline "but it's possible thatwe'll begin right after the formation of the new government."
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