Tehran-Sana
The Director General of the Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran Mohammad Rastad said that the US embargo on maritime navigation not only adversely affects the Middle East region, but threatens the security of maritime navigation in the whole world.
The US ban on satellite communications is a flagrant violation of the text of the International Convention on Maritime Action and Human Rights, leading to increased stress and psychological stress on seafarers, Fars News Agency quoted Rastad as saying during a meeting with IMO Secretary General Kitak Lim. With their families.
Rastad stressed the need to protect maritime security in the region by its countries without foreign interference, referring in this regard to the initiative "Hormuz for peace" put forward by Iran.
For his part, the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization stressed the need to protect the rights of seafarers under any circumstances.
Last Tuesday, Rastad stressed that US thugs and anti-American measures constitute a flagrant violation of the IMO agreement.