Starmer to host meeting of international leaders

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announces Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will host a meeting of international leaders aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz.  Starmer says, "we 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."   Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00And today I can announce that later this week, the Foreign Secretary will host a meeting

00:07that brings those nations together for the first time, where we will assess all viable

00:13diplomatic and political measures that we can take to restore freedom of navigation,

00:19guarantee the safety of trapped ships and seafarers, and resume the movement of vital

00:25commodities.

00:27Following that meeting, we will also convene our military planners to look at how we can

00:33marshal our capabilities and make the strait accessible and safe after the fighting has

00:40stopped.

00:42Because I do have to level with people on this.

00:47This will not be easy.

00:50I spoke with relevant business leaders in shipping, finance, insurance and energy supply

00:56in Downing Street on Monday, and they were clear with me the primary challenge they face

01:04is not one of insurance, but one of safety and security of passage.

01:09I spoke with you.

01:09There it is.

01:09Thanks for having me.

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