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Morning opening: EU meets to consider its response as countries look at feasibility of evacuation plans
Yakup Krupa
The European Commission’s so-called “security mission” will meet today as the European Union considers its options given the escalating situation in the Middle East.
The bloc’s foreign ministers spoke at an online emergency meeting last night. EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas later warning about the possibility of further escalation of tensions in the region. He also emphasized the importance of keeping critical waterways such as the Strait of Hormuz open.
However Many countries will also prepare plans to evacuate some of their citizens from the regionHundreds of thousands of people are believed to be stranded in the wider affected area, either in transit or on holidays.
I’ll keep an eye on your plans. We can see that some countries are coming together and working together to remove their citizens from the region.
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