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G7 Ready to Act to Protect Global Energy Supplies, Backs Hormuz Strait Security

PARIS, March 21 (Reuters) – ⁠The ⁠foreign ministers ⁠of the Group of ​Seven countries said on ‌Saturday they stood ready ‌to take ⁠necessary ⁠measures to support global energy supplies and ​reaffirmed the importance of safeguarding maritime routes, including ​in the Strait of Hormuz.

“We … express ⁠support ⁠to our partners ⁠in ​the region in the face of ​the ⁠unjustifiable attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran and its ⁠proxies,” the ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, ⁠Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as the top EU diplomat, said in a statement.

“We condemn in the ⁠strongest terms the regime’s reckless attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure, including energy ​infrastructure,” they said.

(Reporting by ​John Irish)

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