Reuters: EU seeks diplomatic solution for Hormuz Strait, Kallas says

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja ​Kallas said on March 17 diplomatic ways have to be found in order to ​keep the Strait ​of Hormuz open.

"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.

The comments come amid US ⁠President Donald Trump's ​calls on allies to send ​warships there to secure transit amid the war in Iran.

The Strait of Hormuz is a critical corridor for global energy supplies, with roughly 20% of the world’s traded oil and natural gas passing through it. 

By Sabina Mammadli