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The discussion on sending European warships to the Strait of Hormuz was closed in Brussels with EU foreign ministers rejecting the extension of the “Aspides” mission to the Persian Gulf. Athens, in coordination with other member states, supported this line, perceiving both the risk of military escalation and the operational limitations.

“There is no question of Greece’s involvement in an operation in the Strait of Hormuz,” stressed government spokesman and deputy minister to the Prime Minister Pavlos Marinakis.

Cypriot chef Andreas Mavrommatis has passed away at the age of 69 in Paris, where he lived and worked for decades.