The Czech Parliament approves the training of Ukrainian soldiers

MADRID, 30 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Parliament of the Czech Republic has approved this Tuesday the training of Ukrainian soldiers that the Government expects would train 800 soldiers.

The Czech Lower House has approved the stay of Ukrainian soldiers in the country, while it has validated the sending of Czech soldiers to other member states of the European Union with the aim of training members of the Ukrainian Army, within the framework of the invasion of Russia.

This proposal from the Czech Executive must be approved by the Senate, where it will be debated this Thursday, the Czech news agency CTK reported.

According to the government document, next year there will be five four-week tours that will train 800 Ukrainian soldiers in Libavá, in the eastern Czech Republic.

"The main emphasis will be placed on the training of new or mobilized Ukrainian soldiers, the operation of weapons systems, the management of planning processes, that is, all the activities necessary to successfully carry out the fight against the Russian aggressor." , reads the document to which the aforementioned agency has had access.

This measure, which will include the participation of Military Intelligence and the Military Police, is based on a bilateral agreement between the Czech and Ukrainian governments.

Likewise, the deputies have approved the extension of the participation of their Army in two foreign missions. Thus, the Czech Republic would participate with about twenty soldiers in the NATO mission in Iraq in 2023 and 2024. Meanwhile, Parliament has considered sending several dozen soldiers to Kosovo, where they will work with the Italian carabinieri until the end of 2024.