60 Countries Back Declaration Opposing Tolls on International Shipping Routes

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Ship at the sea.

Sixty countries on Monday backed a declaration pledging to uphold freedom of navigation and oppose the introduction of tolls on straits used for international shipping.

"We ⁠support ongoing defensive and non-escalatory multilateral initiatives aimed at preserving the freedom of navigation," the declaration, which is supported by countries including members of the European ‌Union, ⁠Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom, said.

"We oppose any measures, including the imposition of unlawful ⁠fees, tolls, discriminatory restrictions, prior authorization requirements or other conditions, ⁠that would hamper or impair lawful navigation, through ⁠straits used for international navigation," it added.



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