France’s ⁠Armed ⁠Forces chief Fabien Mandon will hold a technical ⁠meeting by videoconference “soon” with army ⁠chiefs from countries keen to play role in restoring maritime navigation in ‌the Strait of Hormuz, Al Jazeera reports citing a French military official said.

The meeting would be unrelated to ⁠the United States ⁠approach to the issue and would remain in a ⁠framework of a defensive posture, ⁠the official ⁠said.

France has repeatedly said it would not take part ‌in operations until hostilities calm in ‌the ‌region.