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Does Europe Care About Yemen? EU Envoy Patrick Simonnet on Houthis, Taiz & Red Sea | Arab Views Ep.6
In Episode 6 of Arab Views, Arab News Editor-in-Chief Faisal J. Abbas sits down with Patrick Simonnet, the European Union’s Ambassador to Yemen, in Amman, for a frank conversation on Europe’s response to Yemen’s escalating conflict, the siege of Taiz, and what it will take to secure the Red Sea.
As humanitarian conditions worsen, Simonnet discusses reports of chemical weapons use, calls for unrestricted aid access, and explains why designating the Houthis a terrorist group requires agreement among all 27 EU member states. The discussion also covers Europe’s diplomatic influence over the…
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