This Tuesday, the US Secretary of State defended the continuity of the truce between the Islamist movement Hamas and Israel, extended for another two days, to return as many hostages as possible.
“I’m glad to see the hostages are coming back […]we want [a trégua] continue for as long as possible to get the most people out [sequestradas] possible,” said Blinken, upon entering a meeting of foreign ministers of the Atlantic Alliance, at the organization’s headquarters in Brussels.
The American diplomat stated that he is in Brussels this Tuesday to discuss the worsening of tensions in the Middle East, triggered by the conflict between Hamas and Israel: “NATO [Organização do Tratado do Atlântico Norte] “is developing very important actions to face all the challenges we face, and we will face them together.”
At the same time, and at a time when the continued support of the United States of America (USA) for Ukraine is being questioned, due to the prolongation of the conflict and the influence it will have on the coffers of the Federal Reserve, Antony Blinken wanted to at least calm tensions, diplomats ensure that the country and all allies remain on Kiev’s side: “It is even more important that we continue to support Ukraine.”
The US Secretary of State added that the meeting this Tuesday and Wednesday will also mark the ‘start’ for the organization of the next NATO summit, the 75th anniversary, next year, in Washington.
In this sense, Blinken affirmed that the summit will be a starting point for a reinforced strategic vision of NATO on all flanks, not only the east, not only the Middle East, but also the Indo-Pacific and the south, that is, Africa, where, for example, the presence of paramilitary groups such as the Russian Wagner or extremist organizations have been operating and gaining ground for years.
Upon arrival at the same meeting, the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs, João Gomes Cravinho, also stated that the meeting would serve to begin preparing for next year’s summit and highlighted the attention that will be paid to the southern flank, a particular concern for Portugal. . , expressed in the conclusions of this year’s summit, in July.
Source: TSF
