Prime Minister Mark Carney, along with nine European leaders, say they welcome the ceasefire between the United States and Iran, and will contribute to ensuring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
Carney and the leaders of Denmark, the European Commission, the European Council, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom made the comments in an April 8 joint statement.
“We welcome the two-week ceasefire concluded between the United States and Iran today,” the leaders said. “We thank Pakistan and all partners involved for facilitating this important agreement.”
The two-week ceasefire, announced by U.S. President Donald Trump late on April 7 following mediation led by Pakistani officials, suspends escalating strikes that threatened to disrupt global energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz and escalate into a wider regional war….