Europe To Send 8,000 Soldiers to UNIFIL
09:53 Aug 22, '06 / 28 Av 5766
http://www.israelnn.com/news.php3?id=110553(IsraelNN.com) Europe is to contribute between 6,000 to 8,000 soldiers to UNIFIL forces in Lebanon. These will include 2,000 to 3,000 Italian soldiers, the highest number from one EU state. Soldiers will also be sent by Spain, Holland, and Belgium.
Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D’Alema confirmed this information in an interview with the newspaper La Republica this morning. “In the end, our forces will comprise about a third of the total, including the soldiers that will be sent from Europe – between 2,000 to 3,000,” stated D’Alema.
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