On Tuesday, 7 April, the UK will host a meeting of military experts from 40 countries to discuss options for ensuring security in the Strait of Hormuz following the end of hostilities.
According to the publication, the meeting will take place via videoconference. It will be attended by representatives of the countries that signed a joint statement in March calling on Iran to “immediately cease threats, the laying of mines, drone and missile strikes, and other attempts to block the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping”.
The document was initially signed by the leaders of the UK, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Germany and Japan, and was later joined by more than 30 states, including Australia, Bahrain, the Dominican Republic, Canada, New Zealand, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, the UAE and the Republic of Korea.
It is noted that these same countries had previously taken part in a security conference at foreign ministers’ level dedicated to the situation surrounding the Strait of Hormuz. The meeting took place on 2 April in an online format at London’s initiative.
According to the Financial Times, a senior British military official will deliver the opening address at the upcoming meeting, and the meeting will be coordinated from the Northwood military base near London.
