PoliticsPhoto: HT WorldQuad Ministers Stress Navigational Rights, Oppose Export Curbs
The foreign ministers of India, the US, Australia, and Japan emphasized the need to protect navigational rights in the Strait of Hormuz, Red Sea, and Bab el-Mandeb Strait, opposing tolls on ships and crews. They expressed serious concerns over economic coercion via arbitrary export restrictions. The statement, issued after a meeting in Atlanta, highlighted issues affecting India’s imports and called for stronger Quad cooperation on supply chains and technology.
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