Visit to Cyprus of
Danish Peacekeepers – UNFICYP 50 th Anniversary
30.04.2014, 15:00 at Ledra
Pallas
Danish peacekeepers
who took part in the first UNFICYP mission to Cyprus will arrive in Nicosia
tomorrow. The veteran peacekeepers will revisit the buffer zone and lay a
commemorative plaque at a ceremony at Ledra Pallas.
Denmark was part of
the first group of countries to send peacekeepers to Cyprus. The first Danish
soldiers of the UNFICYP Danish Contingent (DANCON) arrived in Cyprus in May
1964. Since then 22 .623 Danish peacekeepers
served in Cyprus until their departure in 1996. 25 lost their life while serving
in Cyprus.
An honorary plaque
will be unveiled to commemorate 32 years of service. The ceremony will take
place in the presence of the Danish Ambassador Casper Klynge on Wednesday 30
June, 1500, at Ledra Pallas, the first headquarters of the Danish mission.
