EU foreign ministers officially approved the mission in the Red Sea

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, quoted by the German magazine “De Sight”, the ministers The foreign affairs of the European Union have now officially approved the mission of the navy to ensure the security of shipping in the Red Sea. In this way, the foreign ministers of the European Union countries decided to launch a new military operation to ensure the security of commercial shipping in the Red Sea. Red and adjacent sea areas begin. This is what several diplomats of the European Union have announced to the German news agency.

The main core of this operation will be the presence of European warships, especially in the south of the Red Sea and the Strait of Bab al-Mandab. They are supposed to accompany commercial ships and prevent attacks on these ships from Yemen in emergency situations.

“Analna Bauer Bock”, German Foreign Minister, said about this decision: “We saw that the entire global economy has been hit by the attacks of the Houthis on civilian ships.” He claimed that not only European ships but also international ships are affected by these attacks. He added: This is why it is important for us as the European Union to contribute to the protection of civilian shipping in the Red Sea.”

Recently, the UKMTO, part of the British Navy, announced that a ship in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait has been attacked. According to this, the crew is safe and has left the ship. The time of the incident was announced on Sunday evening (local time).

The German federal government also participated in this naval operation. does – and sends the 143-meter Hessen into the Red Sea. The ship left Wilhelmshaven on February 8. There are about 240 soldiers on board the ship. The order for the operation is to be decided by the German parliament on Friday. Overall, this order is intended to allow the deployment of up to 700 German soldiers. Spiegel reports this news citing the draft of this order.

This 143-meter-long frigate is equipped with anti-aircraft missiles and is specifically designed for maritime escort and control. According to the German military, this ship can use its special radar to monitor airspace as large as the entire North Sea. Weapon systems are able to engage with targets up to 160 km away. Germany also wants to provide staff for the operations headquarters in Larissa, Greece, as well as helicopters.

The European Union’s hope is that shipping companies will once again send their commercial ships through the Red Sea without hesitation. Recently, many had avoided moving on this shortest sea route between Asia and Europe.

The Yemeni army announced during the past months, at the same time as the Israeli regime’s attacks on the Gaza Strip, that no Israeli ships or ships bound for Palestine The occupation has no right to pass through the waters of the Red Sea.

According to this retaliatory action of the Yemeni army, which is carried out in solidarity with the resistance and the Palestinian people, several Israeli ships or ships whose cargo was destined for the ports of occupied Palestine are the targets of the attack. have been placed.