“Greece does not participate and does not intend to participate in any military operation in the Middle East. At present, Greece does not plan to get involved in operations in the Strait of Hormuz,” emphasized New Democracy MP Tasos Chatzivasileios, who spoke on Parapolitika 90.1 radio during the show “She and I” with journalists Stella Gantona and Thanasis Fouskidis.
“Europeans should support Operation Aspides with more resources and strengthen it, but for now there is no reason to expand its geographical coverage to areas outside the Red Sea,” he noted.
Tasos Chatzivasileios: What he declared on Parapolitika 90.1
On the Strait of Hormuz
T.CHATZIVASILEIOS: Yesterday there was a collective European decision not to extend Operation Aspides essentially beyond the mandate it already has, and this is also the clear Greek position. We prioritize protecting safe navigation.
T.CHATZIVASILEIOS: Greece does not participate and does not intend to participate in any military operation in the Middle East. At present, Greece does not plan to get involved in operations in the Strait of Hormuz. Our priority is to ensure that Operation Aspides will continue to operate normally.
T.CHATZIVASILEIOS: Europeans should support Operation Aspides with more resources and strengthen it, but for now there is no reason to expand its geographical coverage to areas outside the Red Sea. That’s where the Aspides are deployed and that’s where they will remain.
