Iran, Omani round of consultations on the Strait of Hormuz

TODAY, 26 JULY (26 JULY), THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE IRANIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, BAGHAE, STATED THAT FROM 24 TO 25 JULY, IRAN AND OMAN HAD HELD SEVERAL ROUNDS OF TALKS AT THE LEVEL OF DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER IN TEHRAN. ON THE BASIS OF RESPECT FOR THE SOVEREIGN RIGHTS OF THE TWO LITTORAL STATES, IRAN AND OMAN, THERE WAS AN IN-DEPTH EXCHANGE OF VIEWS ON COMMON PRINCIPLES AND SPECIFIC OPERATIONAL MECHANISMS TO ENSURE THE SAFE PASSAGE OF SHIPS IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. BAGHAE STATED THAT THE TALKS HAD BEEN FRUITFUL AND THAT SOME PROGRESS HAD BEEN MADE. THE DELEGATION OF OMAN LEFT TEHRAN IN THE AFTERNOON OF 25, BUT CONSULTATIONS WILL CONTINUE AT THE TECHNICAL AND POLITICAL LEVELS. IN ADDITION, BAGHAE STATES THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE CURRENT STATUS OF SHIP TRAFFIC IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. (CCTV INTERNATIONAL TIMES)