Post by sevenofnine on Jan 31, 2024 12:08:21 GMT -5
Somebody dont trust arab neigbors LOL!
A European Union naval mission to protect commercial shipping in the Red Sea from missile attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen is expected to be launched on February 19, the bloc’s top diplomat announced on Wednesday.
"Maritime security in the Red Sea has significantly deteriorated over the last weeks and we are very much advancing the work of a new maritime operation in order to act in a purely defensive mode to protect merchant vessels," Josep Borrell confirmed after an informal meeting of defence ministers in Brussels.
"Our goal is to establish and launch this mission, Aspides, at the latest on the 19 February, I hope, and I’m sure, we will," he added. Foreign affairs ministers from across the bloc are scheduled to meet in the Belgian capital on that date and stamp the plan with their approval.
Iran-backed Houthis rebels in Yemen have l
www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/01/31/eu-naval-mission-to-protect-ships-in-red-sea-set-to-be-launched-on-19-february
A European Union naval mission to protect commercial shipping in the Red Sea from missile attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen is expected to be launched on February 19, the bloc’s top diplomat announced on Wednesday.
"Maritime security in the Red Sea has significantly deteriorated over the last weeks and we are very much advancing the work of a new maritime operation in order to act in a purely defensive mode to protect merchant vessels," Josep Borrell confirmed after an informal meeting of defence ministers in Brussels.
"Our goal is to establish and launch this mission, Aspides, at the latest on the 19 February, I hope, and I’m sure, we will," he added. Foreign affairs ministers from across the bloc are scheduled to meet in the Belgian capital on that date and stamp the plan with their approval.
Iran-backed Houthis rebels in Yemen have l
www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/01/31/eu-naval-mission-to-protect-ships-in-red-sea-set-to-be-launched-on-19-february
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