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NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Thursday confirmed that India will be involved in talks, on opening the Strait of Hormuz, hosted bu UK.“The UK side has invited several countries, which also include India, for talks on the Strait of Hormuz. From our side, the Foreign Secretary is attending the meeting this evening,” said MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on X.Further insisting on safety he added, “We are in touch with Iran and other countries there to see how best we can get unimpeded transit and safe transit for our ships, which are carrying products including LPG, LNG and other products. Through this conversation that we have had over the last several days, we have had six Indian ships which have been able to safely cross the Strait of Hormuz, and we continue to be in touch with relevant parties.“This comes as UK PM Keir Starmer, earlier this week announced that his country will host a meeting of around 35 countries later this week to discuss reopening the strategic Strait of Hormuz.The meeting will “assess all viable diplomatic and political measures that we can take to restore freedom of navigation, guarantee the safety of trapped ships and seafarers and resume the movement of vital commodities,” he said during a press conference at Downing Street.He added that UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will host the discussions, which aim to bring countries together to push “as one for maritime security across the Gulf.”
