Slovenia to deploy up to 50 troops in NATO battalion in Latvia

Brussels, 27 October - Slovenia has pledged its contribution in the build-up of NATO presence in Eastern Europe by deploying up to 50 troops in Latvia, a defence ministry official confirmed after a two-day NATO ministerial in Brussels.

Kranj Slovenia to deploy troops to NATO battalion in Latvia. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA File photo

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Slovenia to deploy troops to NATO battalion in Latvia.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA
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