The Spanish Minister of Defense, Pedro Morenés Eulate, today visited the Spanish blue helmets employed in the UNIFIL mission (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon), under the command of Major General Luciano Portolano, head of the mission and commander of the UN force in southern Lebanon.
At the United Nations base of Marjayoun, headquarters of the Spanish contingent, General Portolano together with the commander of the West Sector by UNIFIL, general Jaun Jesus Martin Cabrero.
Great satisfaction for the work of the Spanish military was expressed by the UNIFIL commander who thanked the Spanish minister for the attention and the continuous support to the mission, indispensable factors for the concrete implementation and implementation of the 1701 resolution of the Security Council of the Nations United.
The presence of over 600 Spanish blue helmets makes Spain one of the major contributors to the UNIFIL mission, which currently consists of more than 10000 men and women, coming from 40 different countries, and about a thousand civilian employees.
