Kallas says 'no appetite' to shift mandate of EU naval mission in the strait of Hormuz

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monda –  Copyright  AP Photo –  AP Copyright AP Photo By&nbspMaïa de la Baume

The EU's foreign affairs ministers gathered in Brussels a day after US president Donald Trump increased pressure on the bloc to help protect the Strait of Hormuz, warning that NATO faces a “very bad” future if its members fail to come to Washington’s aid.

Kaja Kallas, the EU’s foreign policy chief, said on Monday there was “no appetite” to extend the mandate of the EU’s naval mission Aspides into the Strait of Hormuz despite growing calls for Europe to help secure the waterway and prevent major disruptions to global oil supplies.

“The discussion was that it (Aspides) should be strengthened because it does not have too many naval assets,” Kallas told reporters at a press conference following a gathering of foreign ministers in Brussels. “But the discussion on whether we are also extending this mandate to cover the strait of Hormuz (…) there was no appetite from the member states to do that.”

Vezi mai multe articole.

“Nobody wants to go actively in this war,” she added.

Kallas spoke after the EU’s 27 foreign affairs ministers gathered in Brussels to discuss how Europe should respond to the impact of the war with Iran, which has triggered what analysts describe as the largest disruption to global oil supplies in history and sent oil prices above s most expensive waterway after 300% surge in risk premiums”> Hormuz becomes world's most expensive waterway after 300% surge in risk premiums

• Iran war
• European Council
• Strait of Hormuz

Macron presses Iranian president to stop 'unacceptable' attacks

Qatar rejects Iran's denial of civilian targets as attacks continue

Iran escalates Gulf drone and missile attacks to all-out economic war

Kallas eyes EU naval mission shift to protect Strait of Hormuz

Most read

1

Trump says unclear if Iran's leader Mojtaba Khamenei is 'dead or not'

2

Kallas eyes EU naval mission shift to protect Strait of Hormuz

3

Harmful chemicals found in popular headphones sold in Europe

4

Oscars 2026: ‘One Battle After Another’ triumphs – Full results

5

Dubai airport flights ‘gradually resuming’ after temporary suspension

---

Vezi articolul la: Euronews