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- A technical team expected to carry out mine-clearing work in the strait after any agreement
ANKARA: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that Turkiye could consider taking part in demining operations in the Strait of Hormuz following a possible peace agreement between Iran and the United States.
Fidan, speaking to reporters in London on Friday evening, said a technical team was expected to carry out mine-clearing work in the strait after any agreement, adding that Turkiye viewed such efforts positively in principle as a humanitarian duty.
Here are some details from Fidan’s remarks:
— Fidan said any demining work would be carried out by a technical team from various countries, formed after a possible Iran-US peace agreement
— Turkiye would have “no problem” with participating in mine-clearing operations under those conditions
— Fidan cautioned that Turkiye would reassess its position if any future technical coalition of countries became a party to renewed conflict
— Fidan also said he believed issues related to Iran’s nuclear program could be resolved at the next round of talks in Pakistan.
