Hakan Fidan, the Türkiye Minister of Foreign Affairs, said on the 13th (local time) that Asia-Pacific countries affected by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, including Korea, Japan, China and India, are seeking solutions.
Minister Fidan said in an interview with Anadolu Agency that the solution proposed by European countries such as France and the United Kingdom to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is reasonable. Emmanuel Macron, the French president, said he plans to hold an international conference with the United Kingdom soon to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. After the U.S.-Iran end-of-war talks, held on the 11th in Islamabad, Pakistan, broke down and the United States moved to blockade the strait, countries appear to be seeking their own solutions.
Korea attended a videoconference on the 26th of last month hosted by the French chief of the the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) with military chiefs from 35 countries around the world. On the 2nd of this month, more than 40 foreign ministers held a videoconference led by the United Kingdom. Both meetings were to discuss solutions to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
Minister Fidan, regarding the discussions among European countries, said, "Some argue, 'Let's create an international force to enable the passage of ships, because we lack the economic resilience to follow a timeline that would be agreed whether the cease-fire continues or not,'" and added, "There is a fine line between opening the Strait of Hormuz and taking part in a war against Iran. No country wants to join the war, and European countries have said so publicly." He added, "There will be many difficulties in deploying an international peacekeeping force."