7 hours agoAt Germany's request, Lithuania is expected to send about 40 troops to Kosovo
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)Lithuania plans to send about 40 troops to NATO's mission in Kosovo following a request from Germany. A draft resolution on Lithuania's participation in international operations calls for increasing the total number of troops allowed to be sent to Kosovo to 60. “Failed at the level of the two defence institutions [...]
A draft resolution on Lithuania's participation in international operations calls for increasing the total number of troops allowed to be sent to Kosovo to 60.
The two countries' defence institutions have determined that the most likely option for joint participation in international operations is the appointment of Lithuanian troops to a German military unit participating in the NATO-led international operation in Kosovo”, the Lithuanian medium “reported, reported. LRT”, writes time.net.
Germany's military contingent on mission currently consists of about 300 troops, reports Periscope.
Mission NATO in Kosovo, KFOR, has about 4,300 troops, with Italy contributing more than 800 troops and the United States of America with about 600.
Lithuania's State Defence Council approved in January the proposal to increase the maximum number of troops to be deployed in the NATO-led operation.
