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Belgium will not send troops to Iraq

IRNA

Brussels, Oct 27, IRNA -- Belgium has ruled out sending troops to 
Iraq. Belgian Defence Minister Andre Flahaut said the latest UN 
resolution does not give the United Nations sufficient control over 
peacekeeping in the area, local radio RVI reported today. 
However, he did confirm that Belgium plans to send more troops to 
Afghanistan to join a German-led peacekeeping mission in Kunduz. 
Belgium has pledged to contribute 5 million euros to help rebuild 
Iraq at an international donors` meeting in Madrid. The money will be 
allocated through the United Nations to aid Iraq`s education system 
and the country`s electricity and transportation infrastructure. 
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