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Czech gov't to send 25 police to Macedonia over migrant crisis

Xinhua, December 22, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Czech government decided on Monday that the country would send 25 police officers to Macedonia to help it deal with the migrant crisis.

The Czech cabinet's spokesman Martin Ayrer also said the government would provide financial aid to the tune of 20 million koruna (about 810,000 U.S. dollars) to Macedonia.

The Czech government also extended the operation of Czech police in Slovenia to the end of 2016, which was originally planned to finish mid-January 2016.

Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said Czech continued to assist countries coping with the migrant waves in Europe. After Hungary and Slovenia, it would send police to Macedonia to help with keeping order.

The two dozen Czech police are to operate in Macedonia from mid-January to the end of February next year.

Czech Defense Minister Martin Stropnicky said Macedonia asked the Czech Republic and Hungary for assistance last week, which came in the form of a request for police and "practical things" such as tents or off-road vehicles. Stropnicky said the Czech army would send these things to Macedonian in January 2016. Endit