On May 7, the frigate Carlo Bergamini ended its commitment beyond the Suez Canal, which began last January in the eastern part of the Greater Mediterranean region that includes the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Sea, the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean, where it operated within the ATALANTA and AGENOR operations.
ATALANTA is the first maritime operation of the European Union, established in 2008 and aimed at supporting the integrated approach of the European Union towards the disarticulation of the criminal model of maritime piracy against merchant shipping, as well as the prevention and contrast of related phenomena, to protect freedom of navigation and the legitimate use of the sea.
The AGENOR operation is part of the European Maritime Awareness in the Strait of Hormuz (EMASOH) initiative, aimed at guaranteeing – with a de-escalating approach – the conditions for safe navigation in compliance with the rules of international law in the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf.
Nave Bergamini, during its period of activity in the area, has integrated into different maritime devices, while providing support to the multiple coalition initiatives operating in the same area in the field of maritime security. Thanks to the flexibility of use in a wide spectrum of activities, Nave Bergamini has in fact contributed to the objectives of the national defense and security strategy both in the operational and in the cooperative dimension.
The period of out-of-area activities in support of national, European and coalition interests also offered favorable opportunities to consolidate political-military relations with the Navies and the countries of the region, in the widest spectrum of confidence-building activities and as an expression of the traditional role of naval diplomacy of naval units.
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