(Continued) The safety and protection of waterways in the maritime domain - Security Council, 10145th meeting

Immediately restore freedom of navigation through Strait of Hormuz, speakers urge in Security Council, condemning critical waterway’s use as ‘bargaining chip’.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 03:06:57
• Production Date: 27 April 2026
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Corporate Name: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION - IOM
• Subject Topical: INTERNATIONAL LAW; INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LAW OF THE SEA; WORLD ECONOMY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FOOD SECURITY; MARITIME TRANSPORT; SHIPPING; INTERNATIONAL WATERCOURSES; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; BLOCKADE; FUEL; FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION; SEAFARERS
• Geographic Subject: IRAN
• MAMS Id: 3561996
• Parent Id: 3560876
• Alternate Title: MTG SC 10145 MARITIME SAFETY 27 APR 2026 PM PART 2

Description

The Security Council today heard urgent calls to restore freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, with UN Secretary-General António Guterres warning that disruptions since early March have “struck” at global energy security, food supplies and trade. Speakers condemned the use of one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints as a “bargaining chip” and an illegal assault on shipping, seafarers and the global economy.

Statements delivered:

• Germany – His Excellency Mr. Johann Wadephul, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Mexico – His Excellency Mr. Enrique Ochoa, Vice-Minister for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights
• Finland – His Excellency Mr. Jukka Salovaara, Permanent Secretary of State of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs
• Lithuania – Her Excellency Ms. Audra Plepytė, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Slovakia – His Excellency Mr. Marek Eštok, State Secretary for Foreign and European Affairs
• Czech Republic – Her Excellency Ms. Marie Chatardová, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Romania – Her Excellency Ms. Ana Tinca, State Secretary for Strategic and Global Affairs
• Ukraine – His Excellency Mr. Oleksandr Mishchenko, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Portugal – His Excellency Mr. Nuno Pinheiro Torres, Deputy Minister for Defense Policy
• Australia – His Excellency Mr. Matt Thistlethwaite, Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade
• Cambodia - His Excellency Mr. Sok Siphana, Senior Minister and Special Envoy of the Prime minister of Cambodia
• Canada – His Excellency Mr. Richard Arbeiter, Political Director and Assistant Deputy Minister of Global Affairs
• Japan – Her Excellency Ms. Ayano Kunimitsu, State Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Viet Nam - Her Excellency Ms. Lê Thị Thu Hằng, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Kingdom of the Netherlands – Mr. Marcel de Vink, Director-General for Political Affairs of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs
• Austria
• Morocco
• Spain – His Excellency Mr. Diego Martínez Belío, State Secretary for Foreign and Global Affairs
• Qatar
• Indonesia
• Saudi Arabia
• Egypt
• Iran (Islamic Republic of)
• Thailand
• Timor-Leste
• India
• Bulgaria
• Philippines
• Brazil
• Nigeria
• Italy
• Cuba
• New Zealand
• Djibouti
• Paraguay
• Estonia
• His Excellency Mr. Stavros Lambrinidis, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations (Rule 39)
• Republic of Korea
• Mauritania
• Jordan
• Croatia
• Poland
• Further statement: China

Related Sites and Documents

UN Meetings Coverage

S/2026/346

S/PV.10145 (Resumption 1)