DOHA, June 25. /TASS/. Arab countries do not support the idea of introducing a tolling system for passing through the Strait of Hormuz, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said after a meeting with the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf in the Bahraini capital of Manama.
"One thing that came across very clear is there is zero support - zero support - among the Gulf countries for any sort of toll or fees or anything that charges for the use of international waters," he said.
According to Rubio, Oman also opposed the idea.
"They were there in the meeting today, and they said it, that they’re not in favor of a tolling system," the US Secretary of State said.
Rubio reiterated that Washington categorically rejects the introduction of a payment system for passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
