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Strait of Hormuz situation is an argument for strong international maritime coalition, EU's Kallas says

AL-MONITOR
Apr 13, 2026
European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas speaks to the media after an informal EU-Ukraine Foreign Ministers' meeting, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas speaks to the media after an informal EU-Ukraine Foreign Ministers' meeting, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich — Gleb Garanich

BRUSSELS, April 13 (Reuters) - European Union's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday that the situation in the Strait of Hormuz is a clear point in favour of a "strong international coalition on maritime security."

She did not specify what such a coalition would do specifically, but added the European Union rejected any arrangement that would limit "the free and safe passage through the straits in accordance with the international law."

She was speaking in a meeting of the United Nations' Security Council in New York.

(Reporting by Inti Landauro; Editing by Makini Brice)