Follow-up – Al-Rashid
On Monday, European Union foreign ministers agreed to launch the military naval operation “Aspidus” in the Red Sea, with the aim of protecting the movement of trade and freedom of navigation.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said in a statement on the X platform: “We have just agreed in the European Union Foreign Affairs Council to launch the military naval operation Aspedes, whose forces will be commanded by Italy.”
Tajani stressed that “Italy is in the first ranks to protect the interests of commercial ships and freedom of navigation in the Red Sea,” noting that this operation is “an important step towards common European defense.”
It is noteworthy that the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union, Josep Borrell, had previously presented to member states a proposal to form a mission to contribute to maintaining security in the Red Sea, against the backdrop of Houthi attacks against international ships.
Earlier, the Houthis warned the European Union against getting involved militarily alongside the United States and Britain against it, and reiterated the continuation of their operations against ships linked to Israel and American and British ships.
