Ireland votes to end UN veto over overseas peacekeeping missions
- Irish lawmakers voted Wednesday in favour of controversial legislation to scrap a mechanism preventing the overseas deployment of Irish military peacekeepers without a green light from the United Nations.
- The Dail, Ireland's lower house of parliament, approved the bill by 79 votes to 71, despite opposition warnings that the move threatens the country's longstanding military neutrality.
- Ireland is not a NATO member, but its small defence force of just over 8,000 personnel has traditionally engaged in international peacekeeping operations.
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- Irish lawmakers voted Wednesday in favour of controversial legislation to scrap a mechanism preventing the overseas deployment of Irish military peacekeepers without a green light from the United Nations.
- The Dail, Ireland's lower house of parliament, approved the bill by 79 votes to 71, despite opposition warnings that the move threatens the country's longstanding military neutrality.
- Ireland is not a NATO member, but its small defence force of just over 8,000 personnel has traditionally engaged in international peacekeeping operations.
Sources: France 24