28 Jul 2019 19:14

JCPOA Joint Commission doesn't discuss proposals on creating coalition to escort ships via Ormuz Strait - Ryabkov

VIENNA. July 28 (Interfax) - The United States' initiatives to set up a coalition to escort ships through the Ormuz Strait have not been discussed at a meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission in Vienna, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said.

"There was no discussion on the Ormuz Strait and any initiatives under the slogan of increasing the security of navigation," Ryabkov told Interfax.