The Czech component took over the command from Finland on Monday. The KFOR Centre Sector consists of 1,600 soldiers from five countries.
This is the proof of confidence which our allies place in us as well as of the ability of the Czech military, the Czech Defence Minister Karel Kinl was quoted by local Albanian press in Pristina as saying on the occasion of the start of the Czech command over the multinational KFOR brigade.
The Czech Republic has been participating in the mission of the international peacekeepers (KFOR) in Kosovo since the very start of the mission, and currently 500 Czech troops are deployed in the province.