EU top diplomat meets Iran’s Araghchi to discuss Strait of Hormuz
EU top diplomat meets Iran’s Araghchi to discuss Strait of Hormuz The EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to discuss free maritime passage in the Strait of Hormuz. “There were no tolls or fees for passage before the war, and there should be none after the war,” Kallas said on X, describing their discussions held on the sidelines of…
EU Foreign Affairs chief Kaja Kallas met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The discussions focused on ensuring free maritime passage through the Strait of Hormuz, which was toll-free prior to the war and should remain so afterward. Kallas reiterated that navigation must remain unimpeded in both the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
In addition to discussing the Strait issue, Kallas also raised concerns regarding domestic repression in Iran, specifically the surge in executions and death sentences. The aim of the meeting was to explore diplomatic avenues for concluding the conflict between the US and Iran and to work towards fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
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