This Tuesday, the US Secretary of State defended the continuity of the ceasefire between the Islamist movement Hamas and Israel, which was extended for another two days in order to return as many hostages as possible.
‘I’m glad to see the hostages are returning […]we want [a trégua] keep going as long as possible to get as many people out as possible [sequestradas] possible”Blinken insisted at the entrance to a meeting of Atlantic Alliance foreign ministers at the organization’s headquarters in Brussels.
The United States diplomat said he will be in Brussels on Tuesday to discuss the worsening tensions in the Middle East caused 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 United States of America’s (US) continued support for Ukraine is being questioned, due to the prolongation of the conflict and the impact this will have on the Federal Reserve’s coffers, Antony Blinken to at least calm tensions, diplomats, and ensure that the country and all allies remain at Kiev’s side: “It is even more important that we continue to support Ukraine.”
The US Secretary of State added that next Tuesday and Wednesday’s meeting will also be the “kick-off” for the organization of the next NATO summit, the 75th anniversary, in Washington next year.
In this sense, Blinken said that the summit will be a starting point for a strengthened strategic vision of NATO on all flanks, not only in the East, not only in the Middle East, but also in the Indo-Pacific and the South, namely Africa, where, for example, the presence of paramilitary groups such as the Russian Wagner or extremist organizations has been active for years and is gaining strength.
Arriving at the same meeting, Portuguese Foreign Minister João Gomes Cravinho also said that the meeting would serve as preparation for next year’s summit, emphasizing the attention that will be paid to the southern flank, a particular concern for Portugal . , as expressed in the conclusions of this year’s summit in July.
Source: DN
