Pradales has called for the situation in the Middle East to 'calm down' and has promised 'the necessary measures' for Basque companies
At the opening ceremony of the International Machine Tool Fair at the BEC in Barakaldo, the lehendakari has advanced that the Basque Government Euskadi is already studying the "effects" of the conflict in the Middle East and has warned of the "real danger" of a new "war".
The lehendakari , Imanol Pradales, has called for "de-escalation" in the face of the risk of a "hybrid and prolonged conflict" in the Middle East and has ensured that the Basque Government will implement the "necessary" measures to address the consequences of this war on the Basque economy and businesses.
He has announced this at the BEC in Barakaldo, atthe opening of the 33rd edition of the International Biennial of Machine Tool (BIEMH), where he has stated that with the scale of war that began this Saturday he enters "a very dangerous and unpredictable war scenario with consequences."
In this regard, he has warned of the "real risk" of a new "war" in the region, the first "dramatic and irreversible" consequence of which is civilian casualties, he has lamented.
It has also highlighted the negative effects that such a conflict can have on theBasque economy, particularly with regard to energy prices, trade relations and global supply chains .
That is why he has advanced that the Basque Government is already considering 'the possible effects on our economy and on Basque companies in the Middle East in order to implement the necessary measures'.
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