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Mark Rutte: “We cannot accept the strait to be closed. And it has to be…”

Featuring: Mark Rutte, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Secretary General of NATO | International

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Live: As Trump considers NATO withdrawal, Mark Rutte delivers speech in Washington DC

Published | Video Starts at 45:59

Now, when it comes to the Strait of Hormuz, what we are seeing under the leadership of Keir Starmer and these 34 countries working closely with the US is of course, a shared commitment and agreement that We cannot accept the strait to be closed. And it has to be opening up. And when it is opened up, we have to keep it open, because this is about free shipping, it's about the law of the sea, it is about free trade, … (45:59–46:03)

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Asserts that the Strait of Hormuz must remain open for free shipping and trade.

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