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Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, said security in the Strait of Hormuz should remain the responsibility of the coastal states.
Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty noted escalating tensions in the Middle East and their negative repercussions on security, stability, international navigation and global supply chains.
“We express our deep concern about the escalating conflict,” read the statement, signed by 15 European countries, two Gulf nations, four Asian nations, and Canada.
Abdelatty tells Egypt–GCC meeting Arab security is “one file,” backs Gulf states, warns escalation and defends navigation.
