Action of Moroccan Contingent in Kosovo Lauded

General Sublet, head of the "Northern" international brigade on Saturday paid tribute to "exemplary" cooperation of the Moroccan contigent deployed in Kosovo part of the KFOR.

The social and medical action of the Moroccan contigent is a source of pride for all Morocco, Gen. Bulet, who mission in Kosovo came to end, said at a dinner banquet, held at the basis of the Moroccan contingent in Mitrovica.

"The Moroccan contingent, thanks to its social and medical mission, will play a key role in bringing together Albanians and Serbs and will certainly succeed in establishing a culture of peace in the region," he said.

"this action earned the Moroccan contingent the respect of Albanians and Serbs alike," said the General.

The contingent runs a hospital, where 24 doctors and army medical officers provide for six hours a day Medicare for the local population regardless of its ethnic group (Albanian, Serb, Bosnian and Tzigane)

The hospital, with a capacity of 60 beds, also receives soldiers of peace keeping force in Kosovo including French, Belgian, Danish, and Polish.