On Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi offered Ukrainian experience in the field of maritime transport security countries that want to keep the Strait of Hormuz open during the ongoing war in the Middle East. It was reported by the Reuters agency, writes TASR.
In his regular evening video address, Zelensky said that Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha took part in the virtual negotiations representatives of more than 40 countries, who were convened by Britain in order to solve the situation in the Strait of Hormuz.
“Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz poses a direct threat to global prosperity,” British Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper said in a statement after the negotiations. In it, the participating states called for the immediate and unconditional reopening of the strategic strait and respect for freedom of navigation and international maritime law.
According to Zelensky, Ukraine has relevant expertise in the field of securing sea routes, defense and restoration of maritime transport. “If our partners are ready to act, we will consider how we can empower them and how we can use our expertise, knowledge and technological potential,” he said without further details.
During the four years of war with Russia, Ukrainian forces have developed technology such as naval drones, which allowed them to interfere with Russian vessels and infrastructure in the Black Sea, preventing Moscow from fully controlling the area, Reuters reported.
Zelensky visited several countries in the Middle East last week as part of the effort provide them with means of defense, which Ukraine uses to fight against drones, in exchange for their air defense systems.
Many of the drones targeted by Ukraine were built in Iran. Tehran now in response to American and Israeli attacks conducts drone and missile strikes on the Jewish state and the countries of the Persian Gulf.
On Wednesday, the Ukrainian president announced that Ukraine already cooperates with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Jordan, and is also in contact with Bahrain, Kuwait and Iraq. In addition, he is negotiating possible agreements with Turkey and other countries.
