Spain won’t intervene militarily within the Crimson Sea area out of “a dedication to peace” and any nation doing so must reply for its actions, Defence Minister Margarita Robles stated at present.
Robles was talking following U.S. and British strikes on Yemen in a single day in response to assaults by Houthi militants towards delivery lanes within the Crimson Sea.
“Each nation has to present explanations for its actions. Spain will at all times be dedicated to peace and dialogue,” she instructed reporters.
On the similar, she stated Spain didn’t choose the actions of different international locations.
Robles reiterated Madrid’s choice not to participate in a U.S.-led naval operation to guard delivery within the Crimson Sea, saying it was already dedicated to different missions such because the European Union’s anti-piracy Operation Atalanta within the Indian Ocean, which she described as “very demanding”.
“The EU might resolve…in a number of days’ time that there must be a (naval) mission. We don’t but know the scope if that mission is permitted, however within the meantime Spain’s place out of a way of accountability and dedication to peace is to not intervene within the Crimson Sea.”
