DOHA, June 25. /TASS/. Future arrangements governing shipping through the Strait of Hormuz do not envisage the introduction of transit fees, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Al Busaidi said at a joint ministerial meeting between the Gulf nations and the US in Bahrain.

"Future arrangements concerning the strait do not envisage the imposition of any transit fees," the Oman News Agency quoted him as saying.

Al Busaidi also confirmed that Muscat supports the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran, stressing the importance of its implementation for "restoring freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.".