India to join UK-led talks on reopening Strait of Hormuz: MEA

India will participate in talks with several countries convened by the United Kingdom on reopening transit through the Strait of Hormuz, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.

“The UK side has invited several countries, which also include India, for talks on the Strait of Hormuz,” the ministry’s spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said during a weekly press briefing. “From our side, the foreign secretary [Vikram Misri] is attending the meeting.”

The United States is not among the countries attending the meeting, which came after President Donald Trump said that securing the waterway is not his country’s responsibility, Al Jazeera reported.

The meeting of foreign ministers is expected to be followed by “working-level meetings” of officials to hammer out details, the news outlet reported.

On Thursday, Jaiswal also said that India is in touch with Iran and other countries in the region to ensure safe and unimpeded transit for its ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

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