The parliament of Kazakhstan approved the sending of military personnel to participate in UN missions
The parliament of Kazakhstan approved the participation of the country's military personnel in the UN peacekeeping mission in the Middle East and South Sudan. According to him, up to 430 Kazakh military personnel, including special forces personnel, will be sent to the territories of Syria, Palestine, Israel and Sudan.
The United Nations (UN) gave Kazakhstan a mandate to carry out an independent peacekeeping mission. It is reported that the decision to send Kazakh military personnel to participate in the UN missions in the Middle East and South Sudan was adopted at a joint session of the Kazakh parliament chambers. Kazinform.
"Sending troops to UN peacekeeping missions (operations) contributes not only to strengthening international security, but also to increasing Kazakhstan's role on the world stage. Amid the reduction of peacekeeping missions, competition between countries providing peacekeeping military contingents is growing. In order to strengthen the position of Kazakhstan within the peacekeeping activities of the UN, it is appropriate to gradually expand the geography of the participation of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan in peacekeeping missions to the Middle East, the Republic of South Sudan and Abe within the framework of Chapter VII of the UN Charter (Measures against threats to the peace, violations of the peace and acts of aggression). I know and I offer," said Kazakhstan's Defense Minister Ruslan Jaksilikov at a joint meeting of the Chambers .
The Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan are ready to provide individual servicemen with both military observers and staff officers, as well as specialized units most in demand in UN missions - infantry, medical, intelligence, engineering units, he said.
Minister of UN missions: "UN observer. Force to move on the Golan Heights" (UNDOF, Syria - Israel); "UN Peacekeeping Organization" (UNTSO, Palestine - Israel); "UN Mission in the Republic of South Sudan" (UNMISS, South Sudan); To participate in the "UN Interim Security Force for Abey" (UNISFA, Sudan) made a proposal to send a peacekeeping contingent of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan (reserve company, staff officers, military observers and special units) in the amount of up to 430 people.
Parliament accepted this proposal unanimously.
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