European exploratory mission back from Yemen

(BRUSSELS2) An exploratory mission of the diplomatic service returns from Yemen where it spent 24 hours. Led by Agostino Miozzo, the director of the "Crisis Response" department, it made it possible to take the pulse of the officials on the spot, in particular the EU ambassador, the ambassadors still on the spot (French, British), the heads of international organizations and NGOs. The High Representative, Cathy Ashton, is expected to report on the situation to the Council of Foreign Ministers. To occupy less the forefront of the media scene than Libya and Syria, the situation in Yemen, due to its strategic position, on the shores of the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, worries Europeans. But these act discreetly. No question of being thunderous. Rather, it is a matter of pushing in the same direction. " We support Saudi Arabia's efforts and hope for a political agreement with President Saleh. explains a European diplomat.