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EU to discuss how to keep Hormuz Strait open, EU’s top diplomat says
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The European Union's top diplomat Kaja Kallas speaks at a press conference, following an informal video conference of EU foreign ministers to address the situation in the Middle East, in Brussels on June 17, 2025. (Nicolas Tucat/AFP)
EU member states will discuss what can be done from the European side to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, the EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says.
“It is in our interest to keep the Strait of Hormuz open and that’s why we are also discussing what we can do in this regard from the European side,” she said, speaking to journalists ahead a EU foreign affairs meeting in Brussels.
US President Donald Trump has called on countries in Europe and elsewhere to help open the strait, a key artery for the world’s oil supply.
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