ASEAN foreign ministers urge US and Iran to push for permanent resolution

ASEAN foreign ministers call ‌for the restoration of ⁠safe passage of vessels and aircraft in the Strait of Hormuz. (AFP file photo)
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Updated 13 April 2026
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ASEAN foreign ministers urge US and Iran to push for permanent resolution

  • ASEAN foreign ministers call ‌for the restoration of ⁠safe passage of vessels and aircraft in the Strait of Hormuz

MANILA: ASEAN foreign ministers on Monday urged the United States and Iran to continue ‌negotiations for a ‌permanent end ‌to ⁠their conflict, as ⁠well as the full and effective implementation of ⁠the ceasefire.
The ‌ministers, ‌who met ‌virtually to ‌discuss the war in the Middle East, called ‌for the restoration of ⁠safe, unimpeded ⁠and continuous transit passage of vessels and aircraft in the Strait of Hormuz.