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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - South Korea will participate in a multinational defense ministerial meeting on security in the Strait of Hormuz, following a recent attack on a Seoul-operated cargo ship in the strategic waterway.
South Korea's Defense Ministry's Director General of Policy Planning, Army Maj. Gen. Woo Kyung-suk will attend a virtual meeting co-chaired by Britain and France on Tuesday, Yonhap News Agency reported, as quoted by ANTARA.
More than 40 countries are expected to join the first-ever summit focused on coordinated maritime security efforts in the Strait of Hormuz. The talks come amid growing international concern after the U.S.-Iran conflict disrupted shipping routes through the key waterway for global energy and fertilizer supplies.
Seoul recently concluded that the explosion and fire aboard the cargo ship HMM Namu on May 4 were caused by two unidentified flying objects. South Korea strongly condemned the attack and promised a full investigation to determine who was responsible.
National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac stressed that attacks on civilian vessels “cannot be justified or tolerated.” The government will take necessary steps after further analysis is completed, he said.
Previously, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that Iran had "shot down" the HMM Namu and other targets. However, the Iranian Embassy in Seoul stressed that Tehran categorically denies any military involvement in the incident.
The attack resulted in no casualties among the cargo ship's 24 crew members, six of whom were South Koreans.
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