“We are a war Navy”, says Admiral
The Portuguese Navy is prepared for a possible Israeli attack in the Mediterranean Sea.
This the headline today of a story on SIC Notícias’ website, giving no details of any specific threat or concern.
SIC’s story cites Admiral Gouveia e Melo, the Chief of Staff of Portugal’s Navy, saying he believes the force is prepared to “operate and live” in the context of today’s unstable world.
“The admiral notes that the Portuguese Navy has been operating in the Mediterranean Sea for many years and will therefore “carry out a new operation” without “any specific or special concerns”, despite the situation in the Middle East, aggravated by Iran’s attack on Israeli territory”, says the station.
“Gouveia e Melo notes that, in addition to the war in the Middle East, the war in Ukraine makes the “international context worrying”.
“We are concerned about these eventualities and we will operate in the Mediterranean as we always have,” he guarantees.
“We are a war Navy, we are part of the Armed Forces and we have to be prepared for these eventualities,” he emphasised.
The Mediterranean is commonly associated with countries like France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Malta and Cyprus – but there are many others bordering the expanse, including Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.
Source material: SIC Notícias
