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Sir Keir Starmer will continue his tour of the Middle East on Thursday after he met with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Bin Salman, as part of ongoing talks with allies to give shipping the “confidence” to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.The two leaders met as the Prime Minister travelled to Saudi Arabia as part of a visit to the region designed in large part to try to cement the fragile ceasefire between Iran and the United States.

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00:14Oh, it's fantastic.
00:16Yes.
00:33Well, we've just reached this ceasefire, which is both welcome and I think there'll be a sense of real relief.
00:39There certainly is across the region and for the United Kingdom.
00:42But there's work to do and I'm here in Saudi Arabia and neighbouring countries now to carry out that work
00:49in support of what we're all seeking,
00:52which is that this ceasefire should be not a temporary ceasefire, but a permanent ceasefire.
00:57On top of that, we have to acknowledge that this war wasn't our war, but my job is to protect
01:03the UK.
01:04It's already had an impact on the UK and it's very important we get the Strait of Hormuz open.
01:09There's a lot of work to do there. We've been convening a number of countries.
01:12I now get the opportunity here in Saudi Arabia and countries nearby in the region to have the discussions,
01:19to coordinate our actions and to go forward collectively in pursuit of those two missions.
01:24Thank you very much, everyone, and that's nice.
01:25Thank you, Mr Christians.
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