Denmark will weigh Strait of Hormuz requests, foreign minister says

COPENHAGEN, March 16 (Reuters) - Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said on Monday his country must consider with an open mind how it can contribute to enabling sailings in the Strait of Hormuz, but has not made any decisions.

"As the small country that we are, but a large maritime nation, we must remain open to this question," Rasmussen told journalists ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels.

"I'm not saying now whether we should do more (than we are), what I'm saying is that I look forward to discuss this with my (EU) colleagues," he added.

Denmark, home to shipping company Maersk MAERSKb.CO, in 2024 sent a frigate to the Red Sea to participate in a U.S.-led coalition to safeguard commercial traffic against attacks by Yemen's Houthi militants.

"Denmark is a sea faring nation and we have in every way an interest in making sure that the free navigation remains open," Rasmussen said.

President Donald Trump said on Sunday his administration is talking to seven countries about helping to secure the Strait of Hormuz amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, calling on them to help protect ships in the vital waterway that Tehran has mostly blocked to oil tanker traffic.

"All we've heard so far is what Trump said last night, with a loose invitation to Europe, so I look forward now to discuss this with my colleagues," Lokke said.