Qatar expressed on Tuesday its support for the Pakistan-mediated diplomatic talks between the US and Iran, and called for reopening the Strait of Hormuz to maritime traffic, Anadolu reports.
Doha “supports the Islamabad negotiations aimed at reaching a solution between Washington and Tehran,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari told a news conference.
He said two Qatari gas tankers crossed the Strait of Hormuz on May 10 and 11 en route to Port Qasim in Pakistan through contacts with the Pakistani side and as part of regional coordination efforts aimed at reopening the waterway to navigation.
However, this “does not mean navigation has returned to normal or that the strait has been reopened,” he added.
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