It is crucial that NATO allies, including the United States, work on de -escalation of the situation in the Middle East, NATO Secretary -General Mark Rutte said on Friday. According to Reuters report, TASR reports this.
“Israel has taken one -sided steps. I think it is very important that many allies, including the United States, work on de -escalation,” He said Rutte at a joint press conference with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Stockholm. “I know they’re doing it already. I think it’s first in the first place,” added.
France also called for restraint after an Israeli attack on Iran. At the same time, it stressed that Israel has the right to defend himself, Reuters writes. “We ask all parties to maintain restraint and avoid any escalation that would jeopardize stability in the region,” The French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on the X platform.
“We have repeatedly expressed our serious concerns about the Iranian nuclear program, especially in the resolution recently adopted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (MAAE). added.
On Friday, Turkey “strongly condemned” the air attack of Israel on Iran and described it as a provocation violating international law. Israel “does not want problems to be solved by a diplomatic way”, declared the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It also called on to stop “aggressive steps (Israel) that could lead to even more conflicts,” writes Reuters.
On Friday, Israel hit several sites in the capital Tehran. According to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the aim was nuclear and military facilities. The attack of the Israeli army described as “preventive” and focused on representatives of the Iranian nuclear program and its arsenal of ballistic missiles.
The leaders of the European Union institutions on Friday expressed serious concern about the exacerbation of the situation in the Middle East after the Israeli attacks on Iranian goals. All parties called for restraint, preventing further escalation and the necessity of diplomatic solution, TASR informs.
EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas asks all interested parties to maintain restraint. “The situation in the Middle East is dangerous. I call on all parties to maintain restraint and prevent further escalation. Diplomacy remains the best way forward and I am ready to support any diplomatic efforts to de -escalation,” She wrote Kallas on the social network X.
President of the European Commission Ursula von Der Leyen also commented on the latest development in the region. “The reports coming from the Middle East are extremely worrying. Europe calls on all parties to maintain maximum restraint, immediately de -escalated tensions and refrain from retaliatory steps,” She stated at X. she stressed that her diplomatic solution is now more urgent than ever in the interests of the region’s stability and global security.
“I am deeply concerned about the latest events in the Middle East. It is necessary to prevent further dangerous escalation of the situation that would destabilize the whole region,” The President of the European Council António Costa responded. He also called for restraint and diplomacy.
