10月2日罗马消息——意大利国防部长吉多·克罗塞托周五表示，目前为保护红海航运而设立的欧盟海军任务所获得的贡献仍然不足。罗马方面正敦促盟友采取更多行动，以保障曼德海峡的航运安全。
ROME, Oct 2 - Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said on Friday that contributions to an EU naval mission protecting Red Sea shipping remain insufficient, as Rome presses allies to do more to safeguard traffic through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
- 在罗马与欧盟外交政策负责人卡娅·卡拉斯会晤后发表的声明中，克罗塞托对部分成员国决定为“盾牌”（Aspides）任务提供额外资产表示欢迎，但未指明具体国家。
• In a statement issued after meeting in Rome with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, Crosetto welcomed a decision by some member states to contribute additional assets to Aspides, without identifying the countries involved
- 克罗塞托指出，这些贡献仍不足以确保商船的安全通行。
• However, those contributions are still not enough to guarantee the safe passage of merchant vessels, Crosetto said
- 意大利上个月敦促盟友加强参与，并表示已准备好部署本国舰艇，以避免因欧盟决策流程导致的延误。
• Italy last month urged allies to increase their involvement, saying it was ready to deploy its own ships to avoid delays caused by the EU's decision-making process
- 卡拉斯上个月曾表示，“盾牌”任务需要超过10艘军舰才能有效执行其使命。
• Kallas said last month that Aspides would need more than 10 warships to effectively carry out its mission
- 欧盟的“盾牌”任务于2024年启动，旨在保护商业航运免受也门胡塞武装的袭击。据外交官称，目前仅部署了6艘军舰。
• The European Union's Aspides mission was launched in 2024 to protect commercial shipping from attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, with diplomats saying six warships are currently deployed
- 胡塞武装近几周在红海沿岸迅速取得进展，使该地区的航行更加复杂。该地区还包括霍尔木兹海峡，由于美伊冲突，那里的交通量此前已大幅下降。
• The Houthis have made rapid gains in recent weeks along the Red Sea coast, further complicating navigation in a region that also includes the Strait of Hormuz, where traffic had already fallen sharply amid the U.S.-Iran conflict REUTERS