Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced on July 7 that Russia welcomes the negotiation process regarding the Strait of Hormuz and hopes to restore freedom of navigation through it following consultations with Mahamud Ali Yusuf, Chairman of the African Union Commission.
“Regarding Hormuz, we welcome the negotiation process that has now unfolded, and we hope that this negotiation process will return the situation with freedom of passage through the Strait of Hormuz to the state it was in before the United States and Israel unleashed aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Lavrov stated.
During discussions, Lavrov noted that the parties examined in detail the current situation in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf as a whole. He also raised concerns about growing trends in the region that could impede the establishment of a Palestinian state, thereby violating relevant United Nations resolutions.
