Spanish Minister of Defence visits EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia Headquarters in Rome
Today, the Spanish Minister of Defence, Pedro Morenés Eulate, has visited the Operational Headquarters of EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia.
The Minister and his delegation, among them the Spanish Chief of Defence, admiral Fernando Garcia Sanchez, was welcomed by Chief of the Italian Joint Operation HQ, general Marco Bertolini and by admiral Enrico Credendino, EUNAVFOR MED Operation Commander 
, who provided an update about the current situation on the field.
Mr. Morenés Eulate took the opportunity to visit the headquarters where the operational activities are planned and directed.
Contributing with 1 frigate and one Maritime Patrol aircraft, Spain is one of the 22 EU Member States taking part in EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia, that moved to its second phase in high seas last October the 7th, being part of a wider EU’s comprehensive approach to migration.
The mission is aimed at contributing to disrupt the business model of human smuggling and trafficking networks in the Mediterranean and to prevent the further loss of life at sea.