The Russian Foreign Ministry stressed the importance of stopping the confrontation in the Persian Gulf

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Saudi counterpart Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud stressed the importance of stopping the confrontation in the Persian Gulf. This was reported on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry on April 2.

During the telephone conversation, the diplomats expressed deep concern about the ongoing degradation of the military and political situation in the region.

"We stressed the importance of stopping the armed confrontation as soon as possible, which leads to civilian casualties and causes significant damage to civilian infrastructure, including in countries that are not directly involved in the military conflict," the statement said.

The Ministers confirmed the importance of activating political and diplomatic channels for a peaceful resolution of the crisis in the Middle East. In addition, the foreign ministers touched upon topical issues of bilateral cooperation.

We are not united by Hormuz: how the countries of the Middle East are trying to bypass Iran

The emergence of an alternative to the blocked strait may change the balance of power in the region.

On March 31, US President Donald Trump announced that after the completion of the US operation in Iran, the Strait of Hormuz would open automatically. He noted that the conflict will not last long. According to the president, the US army is close to "completely destroying" all targets in Iran, although "there is still work to destroy their offensive potential."

Bloomberg reported on April 1 that the international coalition for unblocking the Strait of Hormuz, consisting of 35 states led by the United Kingdom, plans to switch from diplomacy to economic pressure on Iran in the event of a failure of the negotiation process.

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