In response to the attack on the tanker, the United Arab Emirates will defend the freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz

ACCORDING TO ARAB SKY NEWS, HEADQUARTERED IN ABU DHABI, THE DIPLOMATIC ADVISER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, ANWAR KARKASH, STATED THAT THE FREQUENT ATTACKS ON THE OIL TANKERS OF THE ABU DHABI NATIONAL PETROLEUM COMPANY (ANNOC) WOULD NOT PREVENT THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES FROM PURSUING A SOUND AND RATIONAL POLICY BASED ON THE TRIPLE PRINCIPLES OF DETERRENCE, DIPLOMACY AND COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW, WHICH WOULD PROTECT OUR FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION AND USE IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW. ACCORDING TO KARAKASH, IT WOULD DEFEND ITS SOVEREIGNTY AND INTERESTS WHILE CONTINUING THE PROCESS OF DIALOGUE AND GIVING PRIORITY TO A DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION. KARAKASH ADDED THAT EVERY EFFORT WOULD BE MADE TO STRENGTHEN THE UNIFIED POSITION OF THE GULF STATES AS A FUNDAMENTAL PILLAR FOR THE PROTECTION OF REGIONAL SECURITY AND THE INTERESTS OF STATES. KIM XIAN