Portugal plans to deploy 1,435 troops abroad in 2021
By TPN/Lusa,
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20-12-2020 20:00:00 · 1 Comments
The Minister of National Defence, João Gomes Cravinho, has announced that Portugal plans to commit 1,435 troops to the National Forces deployed abroad in 2021.
The information was put forward by the ruler during a regimental hearing in the parliamentary commission for national defence, the last one this year.
Still on the subject of international missions, Socialist MP Diogo Leão questioned João Gomes Cravinho on the announced readiness of the Portuguese Armed Forces to provide support to Mozambique in the fight against terrorism in the Cabo Delgado region.