Spanish foreign minister calls for weapons embargo on Israel
"We are the largest trade partner of Israel in the world, the European Union," Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said Tuesday on Bloomberg TV. "We must impose, for our European partners, an arms embargo, not to sell weapons to Israel as long as this war continues." he added.
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- Published Date: 11:45 | 17 June 2025
- Modified Date: 11:49 | 17 June 2025
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares called on Tuesday for a weapons embargo on Israel while the war in Gaza lasts and urged the resumption of talks on Iran's nuclear programme.
"We are the largest trade partner of Israel in the world, the European Union," he said on Bloomberg TV. "We must impose, for our European partners, an arms embargo, not to sell weapons to Israel as long as this war continues."
He said he wanted the EU to act as it did after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 to try to achieve peace.
The minister regretted there were no signs of de-escalation between Israel and Iran and called for a resumption of dialogue with Iran on its nuclear programme.
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