A meeting of seven foreign ministers in Istanbul to discuss the Strait of Hormuz and the Middle East crisis.

A meeting of seven foreign ministers in Istanbul to discuss the Strait of Hormuz and the Middle East crisis.

The foreign ministers of seven countries will hold a meeting today (Friday) in Istanbul, Turkey and talk about the Strait of Hormuz and the crisis in the Middle East.

A Turkish Foreign Ministry official said the foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany will attend a meeting on Friday with their counterparts from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Egypt.

These speakers will include the Palestinian issue, developments in Yemen and the Strait of Hormuz, as well as ways to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.

The British Foreign Minister's office announced that the main focus of the talks would be "the Strait of Hormuz and the situation in Saudi Arabia".

"Despite positive developments by the US and regional partners, passage through the strait remains a threat, and the volume of traffic in the waterway has decreased significantly compared to pre-war levels," the British Foreign Office said in a statement. Hakan Fidan, the foreign minister of Turkey, is the host of this meeting; A meeting that brings these two groups together for the first time.