Mellon: Hormuz Strait Must Reopen Without Tax or Limit

Speaking at the European-Gyrus Forum in Greece's southern resort, Costa Navarino, Melon said Italy is convinced that a sustainable solution to the continuing crisis in the strait should be based on some essential points.

The first “is reopening the Strait of Hormuz, without taxes or discrimination restrictions, because prosperity not only of the Mediterranean and Gulf, but of the whole world depends on freedom of navigation”, she said.

Melon added: “Italia is ready to do its part to contribute, once the right conditions are created, to sea safety, based on what has already been done on the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean with missions (European Union) Aspides and Atalanta.”, writes AA, follows Kosovas.

She also confirmed that Iran cannot be allowed to be equipped with nuclear weapons and, as a result, threaten its neighbours.