Lithuanian PM Wants To Send Troops To Lebanon
Joseph S. Mayton - All Headline News Middle East Correspondent Beirut, Lebanon (AHN) - Lithuania said Thursday that the country should commit troops to the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon. Lithuanian Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas told Ziniu Radijas that Lithuania was ready to participate in the mission, although the Lithuanian government has not made a formal decision. "We should contribute to the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon," the Prime Minister told the radio station. It is expected that the Baltic state could send some officers to the mission. "Lithuania, like other members of the world community, is interested in a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Lebanon," Kirkilas said. The UN Security Council Resolution adopted August 11, broadens the number of UN troops in Lebanon from 1,990 to 15,000. Lithuania joins fellow European nations Italy, France and Germany in expressing interest in participating in the newly expanded UN mandate in southern Lebanon. The first international troops are expected to arrive in the country early next week.
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