REFILE: Greece wants durable solution to ensure free shipping in Hormuz Strait

Record ID: 2366446

  • Title: REFILE: Greece wants durable solution to ensure free shipping in Hormuz Strait
  • Date: 17th March 2026
  • Summary: BERLIN, GERMANY (MARCH 17, 2026) (REUTERS) GREEK FOREIGN MINISTER GEORGE GERAPETRITIS SPEAKING AT NEWS CONFERENCE WITH HIS GERMAN COUNTERPART JOHANN WADEPHUL (SOUNDBITE) (Greek) GREEK FOREIGN MINISTER GEORGE GERAPETRITIS SAYING:     "For us the priority is the safety of our sailors which are currently in the Gulf, as are Greek ships which are essentially trapped in the reg
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  • Keywords: EU GERMANY GREECE HORMUZ IRAN SHIPPING SHIPS STRAIT USA WAR
  • Location: BERLIN, GERMANY
  • City: BERLIN, GERMANY
  • Country: Greece
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe
  • Reuters ID: LVA001476217032026RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:  Greece does not back any separate deals that would allow ships to enter and exit the Strait of Hormuz but wants a durable solution to safeguard peace in the region, its Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said on Tuesday (March 17).
        "We do not think that it is optimal to have separate agreements, so that ships enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz," Gerapetritis told reporters alongside his German counterpart Johann Wadephul in Berlin.
        "What we want is a well-established lasting solution, which will ensure peace and this can only be done under a wider alliance and under the auspices of international organizations and in particular the United Nations," he said.
        Greece is a dominant force in global shipping, controlling one of the world’s largest merchant fleets. Many ships that are Greek owned or managed are in the wider Gulf area, with crews including dozens of Greek seafarers.
        Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz - a vital gateway for about 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas trade - has been disrupted amid the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
    (Production: Oliver Barth, Deborah Kyvrikosaios) 
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