EU "has no desire" to expand naval mission in Strait of Hormuz - Kallas
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Kaja Kallas stated that there are no plans to change the mandate of the naval operation. Ministers want to strengthen the mission in the Middle East without new territories.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the EU "has no desire" to expand its naval mission in the Strait of Hormuz, UNN reports, citing Sky News.
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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said foreign ministers had shown a "clear desire" to strengthen the naval mission in the Middle East.
However, Kallas noted that at present they have no desire to expand their mandate to the strait.
"There was a clear desire in our discussions to strengthen this operation, but at the moment there was no desire to change the operation's mandate," she added.