Qatar is coordinating the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz together with Oman, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari said on Tuesday.
"We are coordinating with Oman on issues related to the Strait of Hormuz and ensuring the safe passage of ships," Al-Ansari said at a briefing.
He said Qatar's priority was the security of transit through the Strait of Hormuz and clearing its waters of mines.
"Freedom of navigation is a right guaranteed to all Gulf states; closure of the strait or any threats to the safety of navigation in it are unacceptable," the spokesman added.
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Tehran will enter talks on a final agreement with Washington only after certain provisions of the Iran-US memorandum are implemented, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said.
ReplyDelete"There should be a necessity and a purpose for a meeting. If we talk about the launch of talks on a final agreement, it depends on the implementation of paragraphs 1, 5, 10 and 11 of the memorandum of understanding. We should assess the current progress in the coming days to decide when to begin talks on a final agreement," he told a news conference.
Indirect negotiations will be held tomorrow between US and Iranian delegations in Qatar in the presence of mediators, Al Arabiya sources said on Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteThe sources added that the indirect talks will focus on the Strait of Hormuz and overall general stability.
The Iranian foreign ministry had said earlier that Iran will hold talks with mediator Qatar on Wednesday regarding its frozen assets, denying that any meeting with the United States was planned in the Gulf state.
ReplyDeleteIran has been subject to asset freezes and sweeping sanctions by the United States and other Western countries since its 1979 Islamic Revolution that toppled the US-backed Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
ReplyDeleteWhile there is no official figure for the total amount of frozen Iranian assets, media reports have estimated the sum at between $100 billion and $123 billion.