Parliamentary approval is needed in Sweden to send armed forces abroad
Sweden’s parliament has given the country’s government the necessary approval to send an armed force to evacuate civilians from Sudan, where fighting has raged for a week.
The Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) approved a proposal to allow the government to use a unit of up to 400 soldiers for the mission. This force will remove Swedish and foreign citizens from Sudan, according to the proposal of the parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee.
The approval came a day after Foreign Minister Tobias Billström and Defense Secretary Paul Johnson said they would ask parliament to approve the possible deployment of an armed unit.
Parliamentary approval is needed in Sweden to send armed forces abroad. The unit should be able to carry out protection, rescue and relief missions on its own or with partner countries, Johnson said.
Details of when and how the deployment will take place are still unclear, but the government has said the unit to remove civilians from Sudan will be on its way within 24 hours. It is initially expected to number around 150 members of the Swedish armed forces.
Source :Skai
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