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Singapore Joins Call to Restore Unimpeded Transit in Strait of Hormuz After UN Veto
- On Thursday, the United Nations General Assembly convened a veto debate session on a Security Council resolution regarding the Strait of Hormuz, with member states divided over whether the text would have eased or deepened the crisis.
- Russia's Deputy UN envoy Anna Evstigneeva and Chinese envoy Fu Cong vetoed the draft, arguing it would have been exploited to justify further military action and warning it "must not provide a veneer of legitimacy for unauthorised mandatory operations."
- US envoy Mike Waltz accused Moscow and Beijing of choosing "to shield the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism," while Amir Saeid Iravani rejected the allegations, calling the US maritime blockade "a clear act of aggression."
- Stavros Lambrinidis, head of the EU delegation, warned of severe global consequences, noting fertilizer prices rose 20% to 35% in Latin America and the Caribbean, while global urea prices rose 50%, potentially driving 45 million additional people into acute hunger.
- Despite the accusations, Iran remains "cautiously optimistic" about ongoing US-Iran negotiations, which could yield results "probably over the weekend," as Baerbock warned the crisis reflects "multiple overlapping and long-standing fault lines.
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Singapore joins call to restore unimpeded transit in Strait of Hormuz after UN veto
Singapore’s Permanent Representative to the UN Burhan Gafoor delivered a joint statement on behalf of Fiji, Jamaica, Malta and Singapore on the importance of upholding the right of transit passage in accordance with international law.
© (DR) China's Permanent Representative to the UN, Fu Cong, said on Thursday that China's veto of the draft Security Council resolution on the Strait of Ormuz had helped to prevent the escalation of the conflict between Iran on the one hand and the United States and Israel on the other. By exercising its veto on 7 April on the draft resolution submitted by Bahrain on behalf of the Gulf States, China maintained international fairness and justice,…
India Strait of Hormuz UN: New Push for Safe Shipping - Business League
Now India issued a powerful statement at the United Nations. The country urged the immediate restoration of safe shipping. Specifically, this call targets the volatile Strait of Hormuz. India’s Permanent Representative, Parvathaneni Harish, led the address on Thursday. Therefore, New Delhi is signaling its growing concern over maritime security. Meanwhile, Harish slammed the military targeting of commercial tankers. He called such attacks comple…
Pakistan calls for swift restoration of normal shipping in Strait of Hormuz at UN
Pakistan has called for ensuring the security of ships and crew members in the Strait of Hormuz, urging the international community to guarantee the swift and safe passage of civilian vessels and restore normal maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. At the General Assembly Veto Debate on the Strait of Hormuz, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad stressed that the Middle East conflict had had far-reaching repercussions, impacting the entire reg…
Restore freedom of navigation through Strait of Hormuz at the earliest: India
United Nations (PTI): India termed the targeting of commercial shipping during the West Asia conflict as deplorable, strongly urging that unimpeded freedom of navigation and global commerce through the Strait of Hormuz be restored at the earliest. "An aspect of particular concern for India for its energy and economic security relates to commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz," India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Haris…
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