part of the Italian contingent of the mission the United Nations interim force included Belarusian peacekeepers. August 2, clarifies the military Department of Belarus, three soldiers will leave for Lebanon to participate in activities for the maintenance of international peace and security in the country.
according to military sources, two persons will serve at the headquarters of the sector “West” as specialists in the Italian contingent, and the third soldier was sent on the planned replacement of Belarusian doctor in the military hospital of the mission.
Before sending all of them have passed instructing in the Department of international military cooperation of the defense Ministry. As explained in the Ministry, the Belarusian soldiers are sent to the Italian contingent of the mission for the first time.
“This is made possible by the signing in October 2019 technical agreement between the defense ministries of Belarus and Italy on cooperation in the framework of joint participation in the mission of the United Nations Interim force in Lebanon” – recalled the defense Ministry.
