PARIS, April 17 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday that more than a dozen countries were ready to contribute assets to a defensive mission aimed at restoring the freedom of
UK's Starmer: Over a Dozen Nations to Join Strait of Hormuz Shipping Mission
International Efforts to Secure the Strait of Hormuz
Prime Minister Starmer Announces Multinational Support
PARIS, April 17 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday that more than a dozen countries were ready to contribute assets to a defensive mission aimed at restoring the freedom of navigation of the Strait of Hormuz.
Paris Meeting of Global Leaders
France and Britain Co-Chair Discussions
France and Britain chaired a meeting in Paris of 49 countries to discuss preparations for a possible multinational defensive mission to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz once conditions allow.
Next Steps in the Mission
Military Planning Conference in London
Details on Mission Composition
"We will take this forward with a military plan conference in London next week where we will announce more detail on the composition of the mission, and over a dozen countries have already offered to contribute assets," Starmer told reporters alongside the leaders of France, Germany and Italy.
Global Importance of the Strait
"Reopening the strait is a global necessity and a global responsibility," he said.
Reporting Credits
(Reporting by John Irish in Paris and Sam Tabahriti in London, editing by William James)
