Slovakia won't support any sanctions that would have a greater impact on the citizens of Slovakia than on the country against which they are imposed, Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) said in connection with an extraordinary meeting of the EU foreign affairs ministers which took place on Tuesday.
Among other things, the ministers dealt with were the potential imposition of sanctions against Iran in connection with its attack on Israel last weekend.
"I can't imagine what sanctions could be imposed directly on Iran from that viewpoint, but I'm saying it in connection with the sanctions against Russia as well," said Blanar. He confirmed that Slovakia will take part in the meeting online. "We think that the whole problem should return to a diplomatic solution, and we will support this [position] at the summit as well," said the minister.
The extraordinary meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers was convened by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell in reaction to Iran's attack. The aim of the meeting is to discuss how the European Union can contribute to the de-escalation of the situation in the Middle East.
Iran launched more than 300 drones and missile strikes on Israel during the night from Saturday to Sunday (April 13-14), with the latter and its allies managing to shoot almost all of them down. Tehran claimed the attack was in retaliation for a recent Israel-attributed airstrike on the Iranian embassy in Syria as well as other "crimes", including the war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
(TASR)
