ULAN BATOR, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia decided Wednesday to send its fifth
batch of peacekeepers to Sierra Leone, the government's press office said
Thursday.
The fifth batch of over 200 peacekeepers will be responsible for patrol
missions to protect the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone and its
personnel.
Mongolia had obtained 5.9 million U.S. dollars from the United Nations for
the peacekeeping mission, said the press office.
Mongolia sent its first batch of more than 200 peacekeepers to Sierra Leone
in January 2006.
In recent years, Mongolia has been actively involved in international
peacekeeping missions in Iraq, Afghanistan and Sierra Leone.
ULAN BATOR, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia decided Wednesday to send its fifth
batch of peacekeepers to Sierra Leone, the government's press office said
Thursday.
