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Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Germany plans to extend Bundeswehr mandate for three missions abroad
Germany's new government plans to extend the armed forces' involvement in international missions in Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina and off Lebanon, as agreed in a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday. The Cabinet of Chancellor Friedrich Merz approved the extension of mandates for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in the eastern Mediterranean as well as for the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) and the EU mission EUFOR Althea in the Balkans. "By continuing its participation in these missions, the German government is emphasizing its ongoing commitment to peace and stability," said government spokesman Stefan Kornelius. Before the extensions can take effect, the Bundestag, Germany's lower house of parliament, has to approve them. Soldiers of the Bundeswehr, as the German armed forces are called, have been employed as part of KFOR for 26 years, making it the longest foreign deployment. Despite the Kosovo War having ended in 1999, the international troops continue to be necessary to stabilize the security situation, said government spokesman Kornelius. Germany will continue to deploy a maximum of 400 troops to Kosovo, he said. Meanwhile, up to 50 soldiers will continue to be deployed as part of EUFOR Althea, an EU-led mission intended to ensure compliance with the Dayton Peace Agreement, which ended the Bosnian war in 1995. Up to 300 German soldiers will continue to support UNIFIL, which has been monitoring the border area between Israel and Lebanon since 1978. A Bundeswehr frigate has been deployed to the Mediterranean to prevent the smuggling of weapons to Lebanon's pro-Iranian Hezbollah militia.
Jordan News
29-03-2025
- Politics
- Jordan News
Security Council Members Express Concern Over Developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Jordan News
Security Council Members Express Concern Over Developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina Members of the United Nations Security Council expressed their deep concern early this morning regarding recent developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina, reaffirming their full support for the implementation of the country's General Framework Agreement for Peace and its annexes. اضافة اعلان In a statement issued on their behalf, the Security Council members urged the entities, the three constituent peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina, other relevant parties, and all political actors in the country to adhere to the provisions of the Dayton Peace Agreement and the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They called for sincere, open, and constructive dialogue to maintain the country's unity and political stability. They stressed the need to avoid confrontational methods, maintain peace, and enhance stability to resolve conflicts in the spirit of consensus, urging all parties to refrain from divisive and provocative statements and actions. The Security Council members expressed their support for the EUFOR Althea operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which operates under its mandate. They reiterated that the Security Council "remains firmly committed to the sovereignty, independence, unity, and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in full accordance with the Dayton Peace Agreement." It is worth mentioning that Security Council statements are issued on behalf of the members, not the Council itself, and are adopted unanimously. -- (Petra)
