4 minutes agoSwitzerland did, Italy is preparing to double number of soldiers in Kosovo
Periskopi(2 years ago)
(2 years ago)Italy is preparing to send additional troops to Kosovo. Currently, there are 850 Italian soldiers under KFOR in Kosovo, and that figure is expected to amount to 1,000 and 550. This is the result coming from Italian General Francis Figliouolo's discussions before Italy's Parliament. He runs Joint Operations Command [...]
The latter heads the Joint Operation Command for all of Italy's missions abroad. The top general stressed that the Italian military's additional group has been in early readiness for some time since last summer, which would be used to manage violent Serb minority demonstrations in northern Kosovo.
Italian Senate military and parliamentary officials stress that the war could erupt in Bosnia, where Italy currently present 180 soldiers. General Figliouolo announced that “in the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad was officially completed the engagement of Italy's antiaircraft and anti-missile defence system. She is one of five existing batteries, one of which is currently located in Kuwait. Italian engagement comes within the framework of the sending of nearly three thousand soldiers -- a thousand and a hundred land vehicles, twenty planes, a ship -- to strengthen NATO's eastern wing, which lies on the front line with Russia.
For the first time, the general provided information on the training of the Ukrainian Army conducted by Italian instructors held in Italy on Belgian, German, Belgian, and Polish bases. According to Italian General around 1420 Kiev soldiers have been trained in Italy.
Currently in Kosovo, 215 Swiss military officers are also deployed, twenty more than before.
Switzerland is taking over management of the transport company within Kfor, Kosovo. This has become possible thanks to the increase in the quota of SwissI soldiers who have been voted by Parliament, broadcast albinfo.ch.
Currently in Kosovo, 215 soldiers are deployed, twenty more than before, writes Sf.ch. The change from the 49th contingent to the 50th Swisscoy contingent was made Thursday, as was announced by Swiss, the army's preparation centre for its mission in building international peace.
Switzerland has taken over command of the multinational transport company from Austria on 9 March.
Thus, Switzerland is contributing to efforts to stabilise the situation in the Western Balkans, a Swiss Defence Ministry statement said.
