Foreign Deployments for Approximately 550 Soldiers of the Federal Army Extended
Under pressure from Israel and the USA, the blue helmet mission at the border with Israel will be ended after almost five decades. The UN mission is expected to withdraw during the course of 2027. The Austrian Armed Forces, which have been involved in the mission since 2011, currently provide around 180 soldiers. Similarly sized contingents are only present in the Western Balkans: around 200 Austrians are currently stationed with the EU force in Bosnia (EUFOR), and around 140 with the NATO protection force in Kosovo (KFOR).
Austria is "a reliable partner in Europe and the world," emphasized Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner (ÖVP) on Wednesday on the occasion of the extension of the foreign deployments in a statement. The deployment is "an expression of lived responsibility and a strong sign of our commitment to international stability."
(APA/Red.)
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