Canberra, April 13 -- Australia's Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, on Monday urged that the Strait of Hormuz remain accessible to all nations, emphasising that Canberra has received no request from the United States to participate in a blockade of the strategic waterway.
Albanese stressed the importance of renewed negotiations to resolve regional conflicts and called for full respect for international maritime law. Speaking to the media, he said:"We've received no requests, and they've made this announcement overnight. in a unilateral way. We haven't been asked to participate."Pointing to global fuel supply concerns, Albanese added that Canberra is "committed to working with international partners to help keep fuel flowing at home."His re...