El Salvador's legislature on Friday gave the green light to send 52 troops to south Lebanon to join the U.N. peacekeeping mission.

The United Nations gave its seal of approval to Salvadoran participation in the mission back in December, but the move required approval from lawmakers.

MPs in the Central American country's one-chamber legislature voted 81 out of 84 in favor of taking part in the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

The Salvadoran troops will undergo training in Spain before they head to Lebanon in August.(AFP-Naharnet)