ISTANBUL, June 23 — Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi reaffirmed late yesterday his country’s commitment to international law and toll-free safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz following talks with senior Iranian officials in Muscat, Anadolu Ajansi reported.
In a statement posted on X, Albusaidi said discussions with Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi focused on the recent Iran-US memorandum of understanding (MoU), particularly provisions relating to the Strait of Hormuz.
The talks followed the arrival of senior Iranian negotiators Qalibaf and Araqchi in Oman to discuss the management of the strategic waterway.
“We affirmed the commitment to international law and toll-free safe passage,” Albusaidi said.
The remarks came after mediators Qatar and Pakistan issued a joint statement on Sunday following the conclusion of US-Iran talks at the Burgenstock resort in Switzerland, stating that the parties had agreed to establish a de-confliction cell involving the US, Iran and Lebanon.
The mechanism, facilitated by Qatar and Pakistan, is intended to ensure compliance with the cessation of military operations in Lebanon under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding.
The US and Iran remotely signed the memorandum of understanding last week, launching a 60-day negotiating window to resolve outstanding disputes, including the fate of Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile, its nuclear programme and other unresolved issues.
The 14-point document calls for an immediate and permanent end to military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon, the lifting of the US naval blockade on Iran, and safe passage for commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.
