Chinese FM says reopening of Strait of Hormuz is a “unanimous demand” of international community

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Iranian counterpart that reopening the Strait of Hormuz was a unanimous demand from the international community.

Wang Yi told Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in a phone call late Wednesday that Iran’s sovereignty, security, and legitimate rights should be respected as a littoral state of the Strait of Hormuz, but freedom of navigation and safety through the strait should be ensured.

“Working to resume normal passage of the strait is a unanimous call from the international community,” Wang was quoted as saying in a government statement.

Wang noted that the current situation had reached a critical juncture between war and peace and also said that the window of peace was opening .

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Wang Yi that his country was willing to continue to seek a rational and realistic solution through peaceful negotiations, the statement said.

Source: AP