Exclusive-EU Seeks Diplomatic Solution for Hormuz Strait, Kallas Says

BRUSSELS, March 17 (Reuters) – ⁠European ⁠Union foreign ⁠policy chief Kaja ​Kallas said on Tuesday diplomatic ‌ways have to ‌be found ⁠in ⁠order to keep the Strait of ​Hormuz open, as U.S. President Donald Trump ​calls on allies to send ⁠warships there ⁠to secure ⁠transit amid ​the war in Iran.

“Nobody is ​ready ⁠to put their people in harm’s way in the ⁠Strait of Hormuz. We have to find diplomatic ⁠ways to keep this open so that we don’t have a food crisis, fertilizers crisis, energy crisis as well,” Kallas said ⁠in an interview with Reuters.

(Reporting by Andrew Gray; Writing by Gianluca ​Lo Nostro; Editing by ​Bart Meijer)

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