Conflicts - Strack-Zimmermann in favor of German Navy deployment in the Red Sea
Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Chairwoman of the Defense Committee, is in favour of the German Navy 's possible involvement in protecting freedom of navigation in the Red Sea. "We should support the navy protecting the ships together with international partners," the FDP politician told the German Press Agency in Berlin after the attack on a container freighter belonging to the German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd in the sea area.
It was "logical that everyone who depends on their goods being transported through the Red Sea should take part," Strack-Zimmermann continued. This also involved ships belonging to European companies. She demanded: "We must stand up firmly to terrorists of all stripes."
The container freighter "Al Jasrah" was shot at and damaged in the strait between Yemen and Djibouti. The German government condemned the attack the day before and is already examining a request from the USA for the German Navy to participate in a mission.
A spokeswoman for the Federal Foreign Office said that the recent attacks on civilian merchant ships in the Red Sea and in the Al-Mandab Strait on an almost daily basis were completely unacceptable and represented a massive intrusion into the safety of international shipping. Most recently, Yemeni Houthi rebels attacked ships in the Red Sea. It was only on Thursday that German shipowners called on the German government and the EU to take protective measures.
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Source: www.stern.de
