TOKYO, April 30 (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Thursday that she will continue all diplomatic efforts to ensure the passage of all vessels though the Strait of Hormuz.
Takaichi made the comment after phone talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
Takaichi said that in the process of ensuring the safe passage of a Japanese-related vessel through the Strait of Hormuz, she personally appealed directly to the president and, together with the foreign minister and the embassy, carried out various diplomatic efforts.
(Reporting by Kaori Kaneko. Editing by Mark Potter)
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