The German armed forces will continue their deployment in Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina as part of international missions, parliamentarians decided on Thursday.
The Bundestag, as the German parliament is called, has extended the mandate for the EU mission Eufor Althea and the NATO mission KFOR by a large majority.
Up to fifty German soldiers must ensure compliance with the Dayton peace agreement, which ended the war in Bosnia in 1995. However, the Balkan state is still considered a potential conflict center.
NATO’s KFOR mission in Kosovo will still deploy 400 German soldiers to protect peace and public order in Kosovo, as tensions have resurfaced with Serbia recently.
Later, the Bundestag will carry out a further Bundeswehr mission abroad, namely to Lebanon.
Lawmakers agree to retain up to 300 troops as part of the UN mission, UNIFIL, to prevent the smuggling of weapons into Lebanon.
