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The two-week ceasefire announced by the United States and Iran is expected to revive discussions connected forming a naval unit to oversee the transition of commercialized vessels and tankers done the Strait of Hormuz, an contented that straight involves Greece arsenic consultations proceed with cardinal partners.
Athens is already successful talks with France regarding imaginable information successful a naval unit aimed astatine escorting ships remaining within the Persian Gulf. These discussions are taking spot alongside negotiations launched past Wednesday, with Pakistan acting arsenic a cardinal mediator.
The advancement of ceasefire negotiations among Iran, Israel and the US will find whether readying for such a ngo advances. Greece is facing unit from some Paris and Washington to contribute, should last decisions beryllium made. The situation remains complicated, arsenic astir European Union member-states reason the war.
Any cognition is expected to see aerial support from determination countries, peculiarly the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Greek officials are besides assessing accusation from various channels regarding broader determination stability.
Some determination actors, particularly Saudi Arabia, thin toward a script successful which Iran’s enactment fails to negociate the demolition from the bombings and faces interior instability. This assessment, however, is disputed internationally. At the aforesaid time, Gulf Arab states stock concerns that the US could withdraw from the region, leaving them to negociate the aftermath.
Greece is besides working to strengthen ties with Gulf countries, peculiarly Saudi Arabia and the UAE, where it has provided defence assistance.
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