Feijóo joins the “no to war” stance but adds: “I don’t want to be congratulated by Hamas or Hezbollah”

Eduardo González The president of the People’s Party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, stated this Tuesday that his party also supports the “no to war” stance, but accused the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, of being the only European leader who has sought “a confrontation with the US administration and the allies.” “None of the 27 members of the European Union have shown themselves to be in favor of war,” Feijóo declared on the Antena 3 program ‘Espejo Público’. “What no other member has done, and Sánchez has, is a confrontation with the US administration and a confrontation with the allies,” he added. “The People’s Party’s ‘no to war’ stance is clear, but I don’t want to be congratulated by Hamas or Hezbollah,” he continued. “I’m not interested in Mr. Sánchez’s friends; I’m interested in defending the interests of my country,” he added. He denounced that “Sánchez is exploiting the good faith of the vast majority of the Spanish people, who are against the war, to claim he doesn’t have a budget because of a war that started three weeks ago.” Albares For his part, Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares declared this Tuesday at the press conference following the Council of Ministers meeting that Pedro Sánchez’s appearance before Congress to discuss the war in Iran, scheduled for Wednesday, will demonstrate that “the position of the Prime Minister and of Spain’s foreign policy is the majority position of Spanish society.” “Contrary to what the PP and its Vox allies have tried to convey—that ‘no to war’ is just a slogan—it’s not just a slogan; it truly is the overwhelming majority sentiment of Spanish society,” he asserted. “I hope that no parliamentary group needs to be told that without international law, without respect for human rights, without dialogue, without negotiation, there is no peace, no prosperity at the global, national, and European levels, and that, ultimately, these values are not only the values that define virtuous relations between states, but also the values that have given Spaniards and Europeans the greatest decades of prosperity and stability,” he added. Albares welcomed the announcement by US President Donald Trump “to suspend attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure, which must become a permanent measure and pave the way for a return to the negotiating table.” He also warned that “Iran must end its attacks against Gulf countries and those carried out by militias in Iraq and Lebanon, and unblock navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.” “All parties must demonstrate restraint, de-escalate the conflict, and immediately mitigate the destabilizing impact it is already having globally,” the minister stated. “Adding to this terrible situation, at this moment, is the escalation of the war in Lebanon, where the threat of an Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon, which we condemn, and the bombing of Beirut are already having catastrophic humanitarian consequences,” Albares warned. “Likewise, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already repatriated more than 12,000 Spaniards from the region in various operations,” he announced. “Our objective remains firm: to repatriate every last Spaniard who wishes to do so, without leaving any Spaniard behind,” he insisted.

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