G7 ready to act to protect global energy supplies, backs Hormuz Strait security


A man walk past the G7 members flags at the Manoir Richelieu before the G7 Foreign Ministers summit in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada March 12, 2025. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger

PARIS, March ⁠21 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers ⁠of the Group of Seven ‌countries said on Saturday they stood ready to take necessary measures ​to support global ⁠energy supplies and ⁠reaffirmed the importance of safeguarding ⁠maritime routes, ‌including in the Strait of Hormuz.

"We ... express ⁠support to our partners in ​the ‌region in the face of ⁠the unjustifiable ​attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran and ⁠its proxies," the ministers ​of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the ⁠United States, as well as the top EU diplomat, said in a statement.

"We ​condemn in the ⁠strongest terms the regime’s reckless ​attacks against civilians ‌and civilian infrastructure, ​including energy infrastructure," they said.

(Reporting by John Irish)

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