US EditionForeign Secretary Misri Represents India at UK-Hosted Meet on Efforts to Reopen Strait of Hormuz Amid Iran War
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri joined more than 40 nations in talks on diplomatic steps to restore safe passage and ease pressure on global energy supplies.
- On Thursday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri represented India at a UK-hosted virtual summit of nearly 30 nations focused on reopening the Strait of Hormuz amid Iran's ongoing blockade of the strategic waterway.
- Iran's blockade, enacted in response to US-Israel strikes, disrupts roughly 20 per cent of global oil supplies, creating a critical vulnerability for India, which imports about 88 per cent of its crude oil requirements.
- British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper noted over 25 attacks have left approximately 20,000 seafarers trapped on 2,000 vessels. French President Emmanuel Macron dismissed military force as 'unrealistic', prioritizing diplomatic solutions instead.
- Participating nations backed the 'immediate and unconditional opening' of the Strait, agreeing to use international diplomatic pressure at the U.N. to secure 'unimpended' passage and reject toll impositions.
- Britain plans to convene military planners to ensure security once fighting stops, while India continues separate negotiations with Tehran that have allowed six ships safe passage through the Strait.
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Foreign Secy Misri represents India at key meet hosted by UK on Strait of Hormuz, stresses freedom of navigation
Foreign Secretary (FS) Vikram Misri represented India on Thursday at a key meeting hosted by the United Kingdom (UK) on Strait of Hormuz and the situation in West Asia and underlined that the way out of the crisis consisted of de-escalation and a return to the path of diplomacy and dialogue among all parties concerned.
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