António Costa, President of the European Council, held a telephone conversation with Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, Sultan of Oman, to discuss the situation in the Middle East amid the ongoing conflict in Iran.
According to Caliber.Az, Costa disclosed details of the call in a post on X.
Costa said the European Union expressed support and solidarity with Oman and other countries in the region affected by the war, and stressed that the bloc condemns all attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure without exception.
The discussion also focused on the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, where Costa подчеркнул that restoring freedom of navigation and ensuring safe passage remain shared priorities, particularly given Oman’s role as a coastal state.
He added that diplomacy remains the only sustainable
By Tamilla Hasanova