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Viet Nam sends two more military officers to join UN peacekeeping mission in Abyei
VGP - The Ministry of Defense on July 26 handed over the State President’s decisions to two officers who will join the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).
Deputy Minister of Defense Hoang Xuan Chien (C) hands over the State President’s decisions to two officers who will join the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), Ha Noi, July 26, 2024 - Photo: VNA
The two officers to be deployed to the UN missions this time have participated in two major peacekeeping exercises–the Competency Evaluation for Prospective Peacekeeper Program (CEPPP) and the Viet Nam-India Bilateral Army Exercise (VINBAX) 2023.
Addressing the event, Deputy Minister of Defense Hoang Xuan Chien requested the two officers to strictly follow the Party, State and army's foreign policies, the Viet Nam People's Army's disciplines, regulations of the United Nations and laws of the host countries.
The officers were urged to quickly grasp the local situation and perform well their assigned duties.
Viet Nam has to date deployed over 800 officers to the UN peacekeeping missions in Abyei, Central African Republic and South Sudan, and the UN Headquarters.
According to heads of the UN missions and agencies, Vietnamese peacekeepers have shown strong performance in implementing their assigned tasks with professionalism and discipline, leaving good impressions on mission leaders, friends, and international colleagues with specific, practical, and humane contributions./.