The German government decided Thursday to send up to 500 troops to participate in the NATO mission to collect ethnic Albanian rebel arms in Macedonia but the decision still requires parliamentary approval.
The final decision rests with the lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, which is expected to vote on the question Wednesday.
The leader of the opposition Christian Union parliamentary group, Friedrich Merz, said their present attitude was that they could not recommend approval.
A government spokesman said the decision was reached at a special cabinet meeting -- BERLIN (AFP)
