UN says Strait of Hormuz passage fees would set dangerous precedent
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The International Maritime Organization opposes transit fees through the strait due to the threat to freedom of navigation. Iranian officials initiated this idea.
The UN International Maritime Organization has warned that introducing fees for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz could set a dangerous precedent. The agency emphasized that freedom of navigation should not be restricted, Reuters reports, writes UNN.
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There is no international agreement that would impose fees for transit through international straits. Any such fee would set a dangerous precedent
Earlier, Iranian officials voiced the idea of introducing fees for using the strait after agreements on a temporary ceasefire between the US and Iran.
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the key routes for global energy supplies.
The UN recalled that the Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) guarantees the right of transit passage through international straits.
States bordering straits shall not impede this right or suspend transit passage
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