[Regnum] The root causes of the conflict in the Strait of Hormuz must be addressed. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated this on October 18.
"It is necessary to restore and eliminate the root causes of what is happening in and around the Strait of Hormuz," the minister noted at a press conference following the ninth round of the Russia-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) strategic dialogue in Bahrain.
According to Lavrov, the key to stabilizing the situation is the implementation of the provisions of the so-called Islamabad Memorandum, previously concluded between the United States and Iran. The Foreign Minister emphasized that these agreements were initially positively assessed and supported by the international community.