00:00As if we have kept you informed that we have several of our ships in the Persian Gulf
00:06and we have been in touch with Iran and others so that we can have safe exit of our ships
00:14through the Strait of Hormuz. In this effort, 10 of our ships have so far safely crossed
00:22Strait of Hormuz and have come to India or one ship is yet to reach. It will happen soon
00:30as my colleague gave you details of that. When the firing incident happened, this happened
00:36on Saturday, the two of our ships came under firing. When this matter was reported to us,
00:43we took it up very strongly. We called in the Iranian ambassador. He had a meeting with
00:49the foreign secretary. The foreign secretary conveyed our deep concerns on this incident
00:56and also reiterated the point that we have been making that we attach very high importance
01:03to the safety and security of our mariners, of commercial shipping, and that there should
01:08be unimpeded transit through the Strait of Hormuz. So these points were put forth and the
01:14ambassador was told that these may be conveyed to authorities back home. We continue to be
01:20in touch with the Iranian authorities for the safety of our ships.
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