Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will join multi-nation talks hosted by the U.K. on Thursday on finding diplomatic options to reopen the Strait of Hormuz trade corridor.
Anand says all countries involved should know Canada is not going to hesitate to assist secure the strait once there’s a ceasefire, however the Liberal government has not decided yet on specific measures.
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The Iran war has disrupted shipments of energy commodities through the strait, causing global oil prices to surge over the past month.
Anand has just returned from a visit to Saudi Arabia, where she met with top-level officials to debate deepening trade ties and finding ways to cut back tensions within the region because the war escalates.
Regardless that Saudi Arabia was hit by retaliatory strikes the night before the minister arrived, Anand says it was vital for her to go to Riyadh to thank the Saudi government in person for helping about 300 Canadians leave the region.
It’s been 32 days because the outbreak of the Iran war, which has been threatening the safety of Gulf states and spilling out right into a broader conflict within the Middle East as Israel dispatches ground troops further into Lebanon.
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