President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye stated that the Gulf countries’ right of access to the high seas should not be restricted and called for making effective use of the ceasefire opportunity created by the United States, Israel, and Iran to achieve lasting peace.
Addressing the opening session of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum on 17 April, Erdoğan highlighted that one side of the Strait of Hormuz lies in Iran while the other is in Oman, emphasising that the Gulf countries’ right to access the high seas should not be restricted.
Erdoğan stated that it is necessary to take advantage of the opportunity created by the ceasefire between the United States, Israel, and Iran in order to advance efforts toward establishing lasting peace.