PM Modi, UAE President Discuss West Asia Tensions, Stress Safe Passage Through Hormuz

<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a telephonic conversation with Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, to discuss the escalating situation in West Asia.</p> <p>During the call, the two leaders reviewed the evolving situation in the region amid rising tensions.</p> <p>&ldquo;Spoke with my brother HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE and conveyed advance Eid greetings. We discussed the current situation in West Asia. Reiterated India&rsquo;s strong condemnation of all attacks on the UAE that have resulted in loss of innocent lives and damage to civilian infrastructure,&rdquo; Modi said.</p> <h2><strong>Stress On Hormuz Navigation</strong></h2> <p>The Prime Minister also underlined the importance of ensuring uninterrupted maritime movement through the Strait of Hormuz.</p> <p>&ldquo;We agreed on the importance of ensuring safe and free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. We will continue to work together for the early restoration of peace, security and stability in the region,&rdquo; he added.</p> <h2><strong>Eid Greetings Exchanged</strong></h2> <p>Modi extended advance Eid greetings to the UAE President during the conversation.</p> <h2 data-start="0" data-end="48"><strong data-start="0" data-end="48"><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">Hormuz </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">Tensions </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">Raise </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">Global </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">Energy </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">Concerns</span></strong></h2> <p data-start="50" data-end="260"><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">Iran&rsquo;s </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">attacks </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">on </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">Gulf </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">nations </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">and </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">its </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">grip </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">over </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">the </span><span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline"><span class="whitespace-normal">Strait of Hormuz,</span></span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">&nbsp;</span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">a </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">chokepoint </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">that </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">carries </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">around </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">a </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">fifth </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">of </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">the </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">world&rsquo;s </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">oil </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">supply, </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">have </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">heightened </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">fears </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">of </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">a </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">global </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">energy </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">crisis.</span></p> <p data-start="262" data-end="544"><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">The </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">crucial </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">sea </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">route </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">connects </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">the </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">Persian </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">Gulf </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">to </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">the </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">Gulf </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">of </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">Oman </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">and </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">the </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">Arabian </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">Sea, </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">facilitating </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">the </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">movement </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">of </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">approximately </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">25 </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">per </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">cent </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">of </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">the </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">world&rsquo;s </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">oil. </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">For </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">India, </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">the </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">dependence </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">is </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">even </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">higher, </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">with </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">around </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">80 </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">per </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">cent </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">of </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">its </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">energy </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">imports </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">passing </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">through </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">this </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">corridor.</span></p>

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