British media: The UK Prime Minister’s Office says that Starmer will travel to the Middle East to hold talks with partner countries in the Gulf

On the morning of the 8th Beijing time (the evening of the 7th U.S. Eastern Time), the United States and Iran announced a ceasefire and the start of two weeks of negotiations. On the 8th local time, UK Prime Minister Starmer posted on the social platform X, welcoming the relevant ceasefire agreement. “I welcome the ceasefire agreement reached last night, which will give the region and the world a moment of respite. We must, together with our partners, do our utmost to support and maintain this ceasefire agreement, so that it becomes a lasting agreement, and the Strait of Hormuz is reopened,” Starmer wrote in the post. According to the latest report from Reuters, on the 8th the UK Prime Minister’s Office said that Starmer will travel to the Middle East to hold talks with partners from the Gulf states to ensure that the Strait of Hormuz will remain permanently open after the U.S.-Iran ceasefire. The report said that Starmer’s plan to visit the Middle East had already been made before the relevant ceasefire agreement was announced.(Global Times)