Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phung Si Tan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army speaks at the closing ceremony of the Competency Evaluation Programme for Prospective United Nations Peacekeepers in Hanoi on September 21.(Photo: VNA)With the participation of 18 ADMM-Plus member states, thenine-day event co-chaired by Vietnam and Japan marked the firsttime Vietnam had hosted a large-scale multilateral activity on UN peacekeeping,affirming its role, position, and contribution to peacekeeping-related cooperationmechanisms in the region and within the ADMM-Plus framework.
During its course, trainees were provided with in-depththeoretical instruction combined with practical skill training serving theoperation of the military observer, engineering and medical forces at UNmissions.
A musical performance at the closing ceremony (Photo: VNA)He took the occasion to thank ADMM-Plus member states fortheir active support for Vietnam’s engagement in peacekeeping activities overthe past time, and the Japanese Ministry of Defence for its tight and effectivecoordination with the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence in hosting the2023 CEPPP.
Tan expressed his belief that via the ADMM-Plus cooperationmechanism, especially the operation of its Experts’ Working Group onPeacekeeping Operations, Vietnam, Japan, and the remaining members will promoteteamwork in peacekeeping capacity improvement, making better contributions tothe UN mission in the time to come.
After nearly a decade of implementing its comprehensive planfor participation in UN peacekeeping activities, Vietnam has deployed a totalof 786 officers to join peacekeeping missions, both in individualand unit capacities./.
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