Kandla: The MT Symi, a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker, carrying nearly 20,000 tonnes of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) has arrived at Kandla Port in Gujarat’s Kachchh district.
The vessel is among two India-bound tankers that crossed the Strait of Hormuz recently.
The LPG shipment, loaded at the Jebel Ali Port in the United Arab Emirates, arrived amid heightened international attention on maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy transit route connecting the Persian Gulf with international shipping lanes.
Iranian foreign minister, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, had held talks with external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday, where he affirmed that friendly nations can rely on Iran for commercial safety.
Iran will always carry out its historical duty as the protector of security in Hormuz, Araghchi had said.
“In fruitful engagement with my host External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, discussed regional developments and clarified that Iran will always carry out historical duty as protector of security in Hormuz. Iran is a reliable partner of all friendly nations, who can rely on safety of commerce,” he had posted on X.
It was informed on May 13 that the India-bound LPG tanker MV Sunshine was crossing the Strait of Hormuz and was being provided all support to move safely towards India* as reported by News18.
This was the 15th LPG ship bound for India to be safely evacuated from the Persian Gulf, ever since the Middle East crisis started on February 28. The ship is heading towards India, and it is being provided with all support by multiple agencies, including the Indian Navy, to move safely towards India.
On Wednesday, Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, said that the situation in the Strait of Hormuz will be better once peace is established.
“Strait of Hormuz situation will be better than before once peace is established. There will be transparency. There will be no discrepancy. We will not go beyond international law. If peace is established, it will have more safety and security than before,” he told ANI.
Iran would welcome any initiative by India to help defuse tensions in West Asia, Gharibabadi said praising New Delhi’s “impartial” approach ahead of the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meeting.
“India has always supported peace and is always in favour of peace,” Gharibabadi said while briefing reporters in the national capital. Highlighting the close ties between the two countries, Gharibabadi described India and Iran as “two nations with one culture.”
“Both countries are proud of their culture. There are many commonalities, and we attach great importance to people-to-people contacts between India and Iran,” he said.
