FM Cho discusses Strait of Hormuz, implementing summit agreements with Trump official

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun has met with a senior U.S. official and discussed the developments surrounding the Strait of Hormuz amid the Middle East conflict and implementing the allies' summit agreements, the foreign ministry said Friday. The talks with Allison Hooker, U.S. under secretary of state for political affairs, took place on the margins of the Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers' meeting in Paris on Thursday (local time), the ministry said in a release. South Korea has been invited as a guest country to the forum of advanced nations that include Britain, Canada, the United States, France, Italy and Germany. Cho expressed concern over the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for global energy supplies, and stressed that efforts to deescalate the conflict are crucial to ensure the safety of navigation for all vessels, including Korean ships, so as to stabilize the energy supply chains. Hooker took note of South Korea's contribution to international efforts toward securing the region's safe passage, including Seoul's decision to join the multination statement denou

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