EUNAVFOR ASPIDES
EUNAVFOR ASPIDES is an EU military operation contributing to the protection of freedom of navigation, to safeguarding maritime security, especially for merchant and commercial vessels in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Gulf under the EU Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP).
The EUNAVFOR ASPIDES within its defensive mandate is to provide maritime situational awareness, accompany vessels, and protect them against possible multi-domain attacks at sea.
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SPEECH/REMARK
Red Sea: Remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the press conference on EUNAVFOR ASPIDES
Speech/Remark
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