Margarita Robles
Margarita Robles is the Minister of Defense of Spain.
Notable Quotes
"Rotundamente, España no ha dado ningún tipo de asistencia al ataque contra Irán."View Story →
"este convenio debe operar en el marco de la legalidad internacional."View Story →
"The bases will not provide support, except if, in a given case, it were necessary from a humanitarian perspective."View Story →
"We will not authorise the use of Morón and Rota [military bases] for any acts related to the war in Iran."View Story →
"Además del ataque que hubo ayer [por el domingo] en el que falleció un militar indonesio y otro resultó herido muy grave, hace escasos minutos ha habido otro ataque a un convoy en el que ha fallecido un segundo militar indonesio."View Story →
"This was made perfectly clear to the American military and forces from the very beginning."View Story →
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