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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9866

21 March 2009
EUROPEAN COUNCIL / (eu) eu/afghanistan
European gendarmerie force may participate in training Afghan police force

Brussels, 20/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - The six European Union countries that contribute to the European Gendarmerie Force (Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Romania) agreed, on Thursday 19 March, to authorise the European Gendarmerie Force to provide support in training police forces in Afghanistan, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said. This mission may complete efforts already undertaken by the EU as part of the EUPOL mission and by other bilateral contributors....

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