According to Fernandez, no country should be excluded from talks about reopening and how shipping can be resumed safely.
"The entire region must come together to find a solution," he says.
On Thursday, several European countries and Japan issued a joint statement stating that they are ready to contribute to attempts to open the Strait of Hormuz.
"We express our willingness to contribute to appropriate initiatives to ensure safe passage through the strait," reads the statement from Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan.
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