JAKARTA - French Defense Minister Catherine Vautrin said European countries including Belgium, the Netherlands, and France have the ability to clear mines that can help secure the world's strategic energy routes in the Strait of Hormuz.
Vautrin told TF1 television, reported by Al Jazeera on Friday, that European countries could provide "fully supported escort services" for ships passing through strategic energy lines in the strait of the Gulf region.
He added that this would be discussed in talks in Paris today, Friday, April 17, on the opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
France and Britain are co-chairing the meeting of around 40 countries in Paris aimed at showing the United States that close allies are ready to help restore freedom of navigation in the strait.
The Strait of Hormuz is a vital global shipping lane that typically carries about a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas supplies.
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