The European Union’s naval mission, Aspides for the Red Sea, Gulf and Indian Ocean, will be reinforced with additional ships, the bloc’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said this Sunday (1st).
“Our naval mission, Aspides, has seen a sharp increase in requests for protection, and we will reinforce it with additional ships to reinforce maritime security in the region,” Kallas said in a statement following a video conference with European foreign ministers, adding that he also plans to convene a meeting with Gulf countries.
