Austria's Commitment to International Peace Missions Remains Upright

PeopleOther ♦ Published: October 29, 2023; 20:50 ♦ (Vindobona)

On National Day, the Council of Ministers announced an important decision: The foreign deployments of the Austrian Armed Forces will be further extended. With this decision, Austria underscores its commitment to stability, security, and peace in various crisis regions around the globe.

Peace support and peacekeeping operations are important tasks within the international community, which the Austrian Armed Forces would like to continue to perform in the future. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons /6jgbrig ÖÄ & KOMM, CC BY-SA 3.0

Currently, around 800 Austrian soldiers are deployed in 16 different foreign missions to ensure stability in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Caucasus region. In doing so, they work under the banner of various international organizations such as the UN, the EU, NATO, and the OSCE. The reinforcement forces of the Austrian Armed Forces are also available for international tasks in…