KFOR (Hansard, 23 April 2001)

§ 18. Mr. Ben Chapman
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the role of KFOR. [156945]

§ Mr. Spellar
NATO forms the core of the international peacekeeping mission to Kosovo in which some 43,000 military personnel from 39 countries are deployed. The mission is seeking to build a secure environment within Kosovo in which all citizens, irrespective of their ethnic origins, can live in peace and, with international aid, democracy can begin to grow.
KFOR's mandate comes from UN Security Council Resolution 1244 of 12 June 1999 and is guided by a Military Technical Agreement signed by NATO and Yugoslav commanders on 9 June 1999.

§ 35. Mr. Bradshaw
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the number of British troops deployed in Kosovo. [156962]

§ Mr. Spellar
On 17 April, there were 3,343 British troops deployed to KFOR.