Slovenian Soldiers Doing Great Job in Kosovo, Commander Says

Pec, 20 June

Colonel Dobran Bozic, the head of the 600-strong Slovenian contingent in Kosovo, said on Wednesday that the Slovenian armed forces had been commended for their activities by the NATO-led KFOR mission, the UN Kosovo mission (UNMIK), the local authorities as well as the locals, both Albanians and Serbians.

According to Bozic, the deputy chief of the Multinational Task Force West (MNTF-W), the largest Slovenian contingent to date at a peacekeeping mission was doing a good job.
The Slovenian forces, part of the Slovenian-Hungarian Falcon Group, control the area around Pec and are the first Slovenian unit to have command of a designated operational area in an international peacekeeping mission.
Falcon's commanding officer, Lt.-Col. Miha Skerbinc Barbo, was similarly upbeat on Monday. Positive feedback from the KFOR and UNMIK proves that the Slovenian soldiers are doing a good job, he said.
Skerbinc stressed the positive response of the local population, which shows Slovenian troops were favourably received by all sides.
The soldiers' success in dealing with the local population lies in their "friendly, non-aggressive and respectful approach".
Apart from providing security for the population, Slovenian troops also help civilians in improving their living conditions.
According to Major Marjan Videtic, the head of the contingent's group tasked with aid to civilians, the group had so far carried out 24 projects and is planning a further 35.
Its last successful project was a renovation of a bridge, but the group also helped construct roads, it rebuilt a primary school, donated medicine and carried out medical examinations.

Slovenian Soldiers Doing Great Job in Kosovo, Commander Says

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