Chernihiv region, February 25 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine is considering the issue of increasing its peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan and Liberia, Defense Minister Pavlo Lebedev has said.
“We have been asked to consider the possibility of increasing the number of our peacekeeping forces, including in Afghanistan and Africa, as well as in other hot spots,” the minister said at a briefing at the Desna military training center in Chernihiv region on Saturday.
Analyzing the results of his visit to Brussels for a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission, Lebedev noted that relevant proposals were passed to the president of Ukraine, who would consider them and make a decision.
