Spain’s Defense Minister introduced that her nation wouldn’t participate in worldwide missions in opposition to the Houthis within the Red Sea.
“Spain’s position, out of a sense of responsibility and commitment to peace, is not to intervene in the Red Sea,” Minister Margarita Robles instructed media.
Robles added that Spain’s naval forces are tied up with 17 different missions, emphasizing the “very demanding” struggle in opposition to piracy within the Western Indian Ocean.
The protection chief reiterated that Spain is not going to be part of the U.S.-led operation, which carried out strikes in opposition to the Houthis in Yemen on Thursday.
As the EU mulls launching its personal mission within the Red Sea to assist cease Houthi assaults, she additionally dominated out Spain’s involvement there. However, Robles added that Spain wouldn’t oppose such a mission.
Regarding the U.S.-led assaults on the Houthis, she mentioned Spain doesn’t “want to judge the actions of other countries.”
Robles additionally mentioned that Madrid has not obtained strain from the U.S. to hitch the mission.
When Washington first introduced Operation Prosperity Guardian to guard delivery within the Red Sea, it named Spain one of many collaborating nations. Madrid, nonetheless, shortly shut down that declare.
According to Spanish day by day El Mundo, sources from Spain’s Defense Ministry mentioned the Biden administration has apologized for the error.
European and Spanish media reported that the EU might determine whether or not to launch a separate mission as quickly as a Jan. 22 assembly of overseas ministers in Brussels.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
