Sánchez now joins the great European powers in the work to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Sánchez thus rectifies his position regarding last weekwhen he chose not to participate in the meeting of forty countries organized by the British Prime Minister, Keir Starmerin which also How to unblock this key passage for the world economy after the end of the conflict was debated.

The main leaders of the European Union – plus the United Kingdom and Canada – published a joint statement this Wednesday in which they celebrate the ceasefire and ask that it be quickly transformed into a definitive agreement to avoid “a serious global energy crisis“.

“Our Governments will help ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz“says the joint statement, which does not explain how they will do it or what military or other means they intend to allocate to this mission.

The leaders of Europe and Canada also launch “an appeal to all parties to respect the ceasefire, also in Lebanon.” A message addressed to the Israeli Government of Benjamin Netanyahuwhich until now has refused to extend the cessation of hostilities to the country of the cedars.

In addition to Sánchez, the statement is signed by the British Starmer, the German Friedrich Merzthe Italian one Giorgia Melonithe French Emmanuel Macronthe Danish Mette Frederiksenthe dutch Rob Jettenand the Canadian Mark Carney.

The president of the Commission also signed the text, Ursula von der Leyenand the head of the European Council, Antonio Costa.

“We welcome the two-week ceasefire agreed today between the United States and Iran. We thank Pakistan and all partners involved for their work in facilitating this important agreement,” the joint statement begins.

“The objective now must be to negotiate a quick and lasting end to the war in the coming days. This can only be achieved through diplomatic means“say the leaders of Europe and Canada.

“We strongly urge that move quickly towards a substantive negotiated agreement. This will be crucial to protect Iran’s civilian population and ensure security in the region. It can also avoid a serious global energy crisis,” the statement insists.

Finally, European leaders assure that they will support all “diplomatic efforts” and that they remain in “close contact” with the US and other partners, whom they do not identify.

Member States have a lot at stake in the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, since 8.5% of the gas and 7% of the oil that the European Union receives comes from Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Syria, while in the case of jet fuel and diesel, the figure rises to 40%.

“Therefore, It’s a very, very important choke point.and the blockade has had significant consequences,” the Commission’s Energy spokesperson, Anna-Kaisa Ikonen, said this Wednesday.

“We must have no illusions: this crisis, which is currently impacting high energy prices, will not be short-lived,” he added.

The joint statement is also an attempt to curry favor with Donald Trumpwhich in recent weeks has unleashed its fury against European allies for refusing to participate in the Iran conflict. “It’s not our war”the head of community diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, even said.

The president of the United States has even threatened to leave NATO because the majority of its partners (including Spain, France, Italy or even Poland) have prohibited or restricted the use of their bases and airspace for attacks against the ayatollah regime.