SLOVAKIA'S EXPENDITURES FOR DEPLOYMENTS ON COALITION AND

UNCLAS BRATISLAVA 000653

SIPDIS


E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL OPDC MOPS LO MAR
SUBJECT: SLOVAKIA'S EXPENDITURES FOR DEPLOYMENTS ON COALITION AND
ALLIED OPERATIONS



1. ACCORDING TO THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE, THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC HAS
SPENT THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS ON OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS IN SUPPORT OF
NATO AND COALITION OPERATIONS:

MISSION YEAR FIRST YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE
BEGUN COST COST
SFOR 1998 57,000 USD 270,000 USD 1,659,000 USD
KFOR 1999 715,000 USD 5,370,000 USD 20,827,000 USD
SFOR(HELO) 2002 222,000 USD (ENDED 2003) 1,110,000 USD
OEF 2002 2,121,000 USD 3,092,000 USD 5,183,000 USD
OIF 2003 3,855,000 USD 12,794,000 USD 16,648,000 USD
ISAF 2004 2,563,000 USD 2,563,000 USD 2,563,000 USD

TOTAL COST OF DEPLOYMENTS 24,089,000 USD 47,990,000 USD


2. THE SFOR (HELO) MISSION REFERS TO THE YEAR-LONG DEPLOYMENT OF
TRANSPORT HELICOPTERS IN SUPPORT OF THE DUTCH CONTINGENT IN THE
BALKANS FROM 2002 TO 2003. THE FIRST YEAR COSTS ARE FOR THE 2002
CALENDAR YEAR ONLY. THE SLOVAK PARTICIPATION IN THE SFOR MISSION
HAS ABOUT CONCLUDED, ALTHOUGH SLOVAKS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT KFOR IN
KOSOVO, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF) IN AFGHANISTAN,
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF) IN IRAQ, AND THE INTERNATIONAL
SECURITY ASSISTANCE FORCE (ISAF),ALSO IN AFGHANISTAN.


3. THESE FIGURES DO NOT INCLUDE EXPENDITURES FOR SUPPORT OF
UNITED NATIONS-SPONSORED PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS.

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