[…] President Sauli Niinistö and the Government’s foreign and security policy ministerial committee have also discussed the situation in the Red Sea. On Friday, the office of the President of the Republic did not want to comment on the situation.
As you know, especially Foreign Minister Valtonen and Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen(collective) would like to see Finland alongside the United States and Britain, whether it is a military operation by NATO countries, a wider group of countries or the EU. The Ministry of Defense told Yle that by Friday afternoon there had been no official requests for Finland to participate in the situation. […]
Presidential candidatesAlexander Stubb (co.c.) was the first to support the bombings aimed at Yemen.
Former Foreign Minister Pekka Haavistoon the other hand, says that he considers the risk of regional escalation to be significant, unless the cycle of violence in Gaza is broken.
”In this situation, more mediators are urgently needed than new parties,” says Haavisto. […]
Hufvudstadsbladet reported on January 12.1.2024, XNUMX that also the Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström announced that his country was investigating the possibilities of supporting the Red Sea operation. The Swedish Ministry of Defense says that it is currently investigating the conditions for the support.
The UN Security Council discussed the situation in the Red Sea on January 10.1.2024, 11 and adopted a resolution on the issue by a vote of 0 – XNUMX. None of the member states of the Security Council voted against the resolution, but Algeria, China, Mozambique and Russia abstained from voting.
After the US and British attacks on Yemen, China reminded that the Security Council resolution did not support military attacks, which only escalate the situation further. Läs artikel