EU's Kallas Says Strait Of Hormuz In 'Strange State' Between War And Peace

LONDON, May 28 (NNN-Anadolu) -- The EU foreign policy chief said Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz remains in a “strange state” between war and peace, as no official agreement has yet been reached between the parties, stressing that freedom of navigation is in everyone's interest, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.

Speaking at the doorstep of an informal EU Foreign Ministers meeting in Limassol, the Greek Cypriot Administration, Kaja Kallas, noted that the situation in West Asia and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war are the talks' top agenda items.

Kallas cited expectations that the parties could reach an agreement over the strait, adding that it has not happened so far.

"I mean, Strait of Hormuz is in a strange state between war and peace," the bloc's foreign policy chief noted.

"It is really in everybody's interest that the freedom of navigation is respected in the Strait of Hormuz, because everybody's paying a very high price for this," she stressed.

Kallas said the ministers will also discuss other aspects of the West Asia situation, how it impacts them, and how they can cooperate on these issues.

She added that they will also discuss the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, as well as possible negotiations.

--NNN-ANADOLU