Indonesia is still in the process of securing permits for its oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the Foreign Ministry has said, denouncing threats against commercial vessels and their crews amid the fragile ceasefire between the United States, Israel and Iran.

In a press briefing on Thursday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Vahd Nabyl A. Mulachela renewed a call for guaranteed freedom of navigation through the vital shipping strait.

He added Jakarta continues to intensively coordinate with relevant Iranian authorities to secure passage for two of its vessels, the Pertamina Pride and the Gamsunoro, owned by Pertamina International Shipping (PIS), the state-owned energy company’s shipping and logistics arm.

“We have been intensively coordinating [with] the Iranian Armed Forces and the Iranian Foreign Ministry to follow up on the positive signals convened by the Iranian government in mid-March,” Vahd said, referring to talks between Tehran and the Indonesian embassy in the country last month.

He added Jakarta also continues to monitor and communicate with its crews in the strait to ensure technical and crew readiness, stressing it rejects any acts that threaten their safety.

“We also reject any threat to commercial vessels, and stress that maritime safety must be the top priority,” Vahd said.

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