Defence ministry withdraws offer to send Czech troops to Golan Heights

The Ministry of Defence has withdrawn its offer to send Czech troops to the Golan Heights to take part at the UN peace mission, the daily Lidové noviny reported on Friday. According to the ministry’s spokesman, the soldiers were supposed to operate on Israeli territory, which is relatively stable, but the UN have changed conditions and wanted to deploy the Czech troops on the Syrian side of the border.

Author: Ruth Fraňková