Iraq said Sunday it was free to set the price of its own oil after halting crude exports following a pricing row with the United Nations, but added it was optimistic the impasse would soon be resolved.

• 与联合国讨论油价未果而决定停止石油出口的伊拉克，周日宣布要自订油价。伊拉克表示他们有信心马上就可打破僵局。