Statement urges IMO-led coordination and thanks partners restoring trade flows

The joint statement reaffirmed support for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and regional partners to reestablish safe, secure and unimpeded transit regimes in the Strait of Hormuz, and called for cooperation with the shipping industry so vessels can resume operations "as soon as conditions permit."

The presenter thanked those who had worked to restore global trade flows despite risks to their safety and reiterated the call for full restoration of navigational rights and principles without delay. The statement closed by thanking foreign ministers, the EU high representative, the secretaries-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Arab League, and other representatives who joined the statement, and said a full list of participants will be posted on the Kingdom of Bahrain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.