Post by sevenofnine on May 17, 2024 10:28:41 GMT -5
Are you kidding me???
Spain says won't allow Israel-bound ships with arms to dock
Spain has said it will now refuse permission for ships carrying arms for Israel to stop at its ports, a day after it denied permission for a vessel to dock at one of its ports.
Transport Minister Oscar Puente said the refusal was consistent with Madrid's decision not to grant licenses for exports to Israel because Spain doesn't "want to contribute to the war."
Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares on Thursday said that Spain had refused permission for the Danish Marianne Danica ship to call at the southeastern port of Cartagena on May 21. The vessel was reportedly carrying 27 metric tons of explosives.
"This is the first time we have done this because it is the first time we have detected a ship carrying a shipment of arms to Israel that wants to call at a Spanish port," he told reporters in Brussels.
"This will be a consistent policy with any ship carrying arms to Israel that wants to call at Spanish ports. The foreign ministry will systematically reject such stopovers for o
www.dw.com/en/middle-east-updates-spain-to-refuse-israel-bound-arms-ships/live-69110070
Spain says won't allow Israel-bound ships with arms to dock
Spain has said it will now refuse permission for ships carrying arms for Israel to stop at its ports, a day after it denied permission for a vessel to dock at one of its ports.
Transport Minister Oscar Puente said the refusal was consistent with Madrid's decision not to grant licenses for exports to Israel because Spain doesn't "want to contribute to the war."
Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares on Thursday said that Spain had refused permission for the Danish Marianne Danica ship to call at the southeastern port of Cartagena on May 21. The vessel was reportedly carrying 27 metric tons of explosives.
"This is the first time we have done this because it is the first time we have detected a ship carrying a shipment of arms to Israel that wants to call at a Spanish port," he told reporters in Brussels.
"This will be a consistent policy with any ship carrying arms to Israel that wants to call at Spanish ports. The foreign ministry will systematically reject such stopovers for o
www.dw.com/en/middle-east-updates-spain-to-refuse-israel-bound-arms-ships/live-69110070
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