Netherlands eyes deploying Evertsen frigate to eastern Mediterranean

The Dutch government is considering using the frigate Evertsen to defend the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea amid Israeli-Iranian military confrontation, Defence Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius and Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen told the House of Representatives.

According to a report by the Dutch Ministry of Defence, cited by Caliber.Az, on March 3, the Netherlands received a request from France to support the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in the eastern Mediterranean using the frigate Evertsen.

Both ships recently participated in exercises in the Baltic Sea. A decision on the deployment is expected to be made soon and communicated to parliament.

Meanwhile, the frigate has already sailed to the Mediterranean alongside the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier.

By Khagan Isayev