Robles was talking following U.S. and British strikes on Yemen in a single day in response to assaults by Houthi militants towards transport lanes within the Pink Sea.
“Each nation has to offer explanations for its actions. Spain will at all times be dedicated to peace and dialogue,” she instructed reporters.
On the identical, she mentioned Spain didn’t decide the actions of different nations.
Robles reiterated Madrid’s determination not to participate in a U.S.-led naval operation to guard transport within the Pink Sea, saying it was already dedicated to different missions such because the European Union’s anti-piracy Operation Atalanta within the Indian Ocean, which she described as “very demanding”.
“The EU might determine…in a couple of days’ time that there must be a (naval) mission. We don’t but know the scope if that mission is accredited, however within the meantime Spain’s place out of a way of duty and dedication to peace is to not intervene within the Pink Sea.”
