Yemen – Q&A – Extract from the press briefing (10.01.24)

A number of CMA-CGM tankers managed to cross the southern Purple Sea. What’s the position of French warships within the space, and are French ships accompanying CMA-CGM tankers to ensure their safety? France condemns Houthi assaults on business vessels within the Purple Sea. These assaults undermine basic rules of worldwide regulation, specifically the liberty of navigation on the excessive seas. France stresses that nations are entitled to take applicable measures to ensure maritime safety and (…)