Current Affairs NATO proposes Czech Republic form multi-national battalion
The United States and NATO turned to the Czech Republic with a proposal to form the first multi-national battalion for defence against weapons of mass destruction, part of the NATO rapid reaction force. Speaking after meeting with other defence ministers from EU candidate countries in Brussels, Defence Minister Jaroslav Tvrdik said on Monday that the request was the first visible result of the reform of the Czech Army. He said the battalion should be formed immediately so that it could begin in January and be operational mid-way through next year.
Members of the Czech-Slovak anti-chemical unit, photo: www.army.cz
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