TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The leaders of France and South Korea have agreed to work together to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and allay the burden from the global economic uncertainties triggered by the Iran war.
French President Emmanuel Macron and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met in Seoul as U.S. President Donald Trump has railed against allies for not backing the U.S.-Israel war with Iran.
The meeting began with Macron telling Lee that their nations can play a role in helping stabilize the situation in the Middle East.
Later, in a joint briefing that was televised, the French President emphasized cooperation with South Korea to help reopen the paralyzed waterway.
South Korea's Lee said the two affirmed "their resolve to cooperate to secure the safe shipping route in the Strait of Hormuz."
The two leaders did not give any further details on how they would help reopen the strait.
"We need to clearly define, at the international level, the conditions for a process to ease the crisis and conflict in the Middle East," Macron said. "We need to ensure that the Strait of Hormuz is reopened."
Macron has dismissed suggestions of reopening the waterway through military action as unrealistic.
On Wednesday, Trump urged South Korea, Japan — both U.S. allies in Asia — and China to get involved in reopening the key strait.
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