Pham Manh Thang, director of Director of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations (right) hands over the network's flag to the representative of Indonesia as Chair of APCN 2024. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The eighth ASEANPeacekeeping Centres Network (APCN) Conference successfully concluded on June 15after three days of sitting under the chair of Vietnam.
Col. PhamManh Thang, Director of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations(VDPO), said that the conference had completed the agenda, achieving the setgoals, thereby further strengthening the partnershipon peacekeeping activities among ASEAN members.
Theconference approved the minutes evaluating the results and progress of the APCN and agreed on the direction andmode of operation of the network in the coming years. It pledged to continue implementing the ASEAN PeacekeepingPartnership Plan of Action with the ASEAN Peacekeeping Staff Exercise (APSE) as the focus to improve trainingcapacity and coordination in effectively performing tasks at the United NationsPeacekeeping Mission, contributing to the common peacekeeping efforts of theinternational community, said the VDPO director.
Thangthanked the delegations of APCN member countries for their enthusiastic participationand practical contributions to the conference, especially the plenary sessionsand thematic discussions. He also congratulated Indonesia on taking therole of APCN chairmanship in 2024 and pledged to work closely with the country to successfully organise the next APCN Conference.
Rear AdmiralRetino Kunto M.T. Opsla, Commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces PeacekeepingCentre (IAF PKC), appreciated the preparation and successful organisationof the conference by host Vietnam.
He said that the biggestgoal of the APCN is to promote and strengthen cooperation among members throughsharing experience, exchanging experts and capacity-building activities in thefield of peacekeeping.
He went onto say that the conference held at this time is appropriate in promotingcommitment to intra-regional cooperation and building strategic steps torespond to many emerging challenges.
The conferencebrought about positive results towards peace and stability in the regionthrough cooperation and mutual understanding based on mutual respect inSoutheast Asia, Opla said.
At the end of the event,the director of VDPO - APCN 2023 Chair handed over the network's flag to the representative of Indonesia as Chair of APCN 2024./.
