Iran says the future of Holmuz will be negotiated by Iran

ON 12 JULY, THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE IRANIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, BAGHAE, TODAY (12 JULY), DESCRIBED THE RECENT VISIT OF THE IRANIAN MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO OMAN AND HIS TALKS, THE TALKS BETWEEN THE IRANIAN AND OMAN FOREIGN MINISTERS IN MUSCAT, THE CAPITAL OF OMAN, THE DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES ON THE COORDINATION MECHANISM FOR NAVIGATION AND NAVIGATION IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ, AND THE PARTICIPATION OF LEGAL AND TECHNICAL DELEGATIONS FROM BOTH COUNTRIES. BAGHAE INDICATED THAT THE TWO SIDES FOCUSED ON EXCHANGING VIEWS ON THE SAFETY OF SHIPPING IN THE STRAITS OF HORMUZ, RESPECT FOR THE SOVEREIGN RIGHTS OF BOTH COUNTRIES AND THE APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, AND DISCUSSED THE RELEVANT ELEMENTS OF ARTICLE V OF THE ISLAMABAD MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. THE IRAQI SIDE EMPHASIZES THAT THE FUTURE MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS FOR NAVIGATION IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ SHOULD BE DEVELOPED IN CONSULTATION BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES AND TAKE FULLY INTO ACCOUNT THE EFFECTS OF THE PAST MONTHS, IN PARTICULAR THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL, ON IRAN ' S MILITARY OPERATIONS AND ON THE SAFETY OF SHIPPING IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. BAGHAEI INDICATED THAT IRAN AND OMAN HAD AGREED TO CONTINUE CONSULTATIONS AT THE POLITICAL AND LEGAL AND TECHNICAL LEVELS TO REACH A COMMON UNDERSTANDING ON THE SAFETY OF SHIPPING IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. A DELEGATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF QATAR WAS ALSO KNOWN TO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE DISCUSSIONS DURING PART OF THE TALKS. (CCTV INTERNATIONAL TIMES)