Greek PM speaks about Middle East, energy, Hormuz Strait, Aspides naval mission

Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece will not participate in any operation, after US president Donald Trump asked allies to send war ships to help restart shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

“The simple answer is no, Greece is not going to participate in any operation around the theater of current operations,” he said in the “Greek Energy: The New Era” conference organized by Bloomberg in Athens. “I doubt that there is much European willingness for such a mission right now.”

The prime minister referred to Greece’s support for the operation “Aspides”, pointing out that has not been fully supported by many other European countries.

Greece has consistently supported the EU operation “Aspides” with a mandate to protect freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa, though commenting that this has not been fully supported by all member states. He emphasized, however, that this is clearly