IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said he strongly deplores the series of incidents over the past week involving civilian merchant ships operating in the area.
IMOSecretary GeneralArsenio Dominguez lamented that he, once again, had to “speak out following attacks on commercial ships and innocent seafarers due to geopolitical circumstances beyond their control.”.
Meanwhile, the IMOCouncil reaffirmed that the right of transit passage through straits used for international navigation should not be threatened, impeded, denied, hampered, impaired or suspended.
However the US, first with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and then alone, tried to create an alternative route in Omani waters, completely avoiding Iranian territorial waters ...Iran claims attacks on multiple US bases in the region.
IMO Secretary-General calls for an end to all unwarranted attacks on international shipping arising from geopolitical conflicts ... IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez issued the following statement..
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