Vietnam has learnt a lot from one year joining the United Nationspeacekeeping mission and is ready to contribute more actively topeacekeeping activities, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister PhamBinh Minh told a conference in Hanoi on May 23.
Summing up Vietnam’s one-year participation in the UN peacekeepingactivities, he said the country’s involvement in the UN peacekeepingmission marks a remarkable shift in mindset and a result of thoroughpreparations to join other countries in carrying out the noble missionof the UN in preserving peace and security in the world.
Vietnam highly values the UN’s role over the past 70 years in dealingwith conflicts and conducting peacekeeping activities in many areas inthe world, contributing to maintaining and safeguarding internationalpeace and security, Minh said.
Describing the UNpeacekeeping as a tough yet noble mission, the Deputy PM affirmed thatthe Vietnam People’s Army officers and soldiers will serve as messengersof peace to the world and people who are aspiring to live in peace,stability and prosperity.
At the same time, he saidworking for international peace and security also means contributing toVietnam’s own peace, security and development, and the country willhave more friends and garner more support to its the nationalconstruction and defence cause.
Minh also asked for morehelp from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to Vietnam in carrying outpeacekeeping missions, and expressed his belief that Vietnam and the UNwill be trustworthy partners working for lasting peace in the world.
In his speech at the conference, the UN SecretaryGeneral praised Vietnamese peacekeeping staff for their outstandingdeeds despite of working in austere conditions.
He hoped that the Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre will keep up its good work of training capable peacekeeping staff.
Launched on May 27, 2014, the Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre is taskedwith giving counseling, training personnel, and preparing, deploying andoperating all forces from the Vietnam People’s Army joining the UNpeacekeeping mission.
Vietnam’s first twopeacekeeping officers were dispatched to South Sudan to serve as liaisonofficers and three others to the Central African Republic working asmilitary advisors.
The centre has also sent cadresto overseas for training and workshops on peacekeeping efforts, andsigned several MoUs on bilateral cooperation with several countries inthe framework of UN peacekeeping.
At theconference, a project was unveiled concerning the building of newheadquarters of the Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre on 7ha of land inHanoi’s outlying district of Thach That at an estimated cost of over 215billion VND (10.2 million USD).
The centre will accommodate a control house, lecture and training halls and accommodation for officials and trainees.
On the evening the same day, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and hisspouse left Hanoi, concluding their official Vietnam visit.-VNA
Summing up Vietnam’s one-year participation in the UN peacekeepingactivities, he said the country’s involvement in the UN peacekeepingmission marks a remarkable shift in mindset and a result of thoroughpreparations to join other countries in carrying out the noble missionof the UN in preserving peace and security in the world.
Vietnam highly values the UN’s role over the past 70 years in dealingwith conflicts and conducting peacekeeping activities in many areas inthe world, contributing to maintaining and safeguarding internationalpeace and security, Minh said.
Describing the UNpeacekeeping as a tough yet noble mission, the Deputy PM affirmed thatthe Vietnam People’s Army officers and soldiers will serve as messengersof peace to the world and people who are aspiring to live in peace,stability and prosperity.
At the same time, he saidworking for international peace and security also means contributing toVietnam’s own peace, security and development, and the country willhave more friends and garner more support to its the nationalconstruction and defence cause.
Minh also asked for morehelp from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to Vietnam in carrying outpeacekeeping missions, and expressed his belief that Vietnam and the UNwill be trustworthy partners working for lasting peace in the world.
In his speech at the conference, the UN SecretaryGeneral praised Vietnamese peacekeeping staff for their outstandingdeeds despite of working in austere conditions.
He hoped that the Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre will keep up its good work of training capable peacekeeping staff.
Launched on May 27, 2014, the Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre is taskedwith giving counseling, training personnel, and preparing, deploying andoperating all forces from the Vietnam People’s Army joining the UNpeacekeeping mission.
Vietnam’s first twopeacekeeping officers were dispatched to South Sudan to serve as liaisonofficers and three others to the Central African Republic working asmilitary advisors.
The centre has also sent cadresto overseas for training and workshops on peacekeeping efforts, andsigned several MoUs on bilateral cooperation with several countries inthe framework of UN peacekeeping.
At theconference, a project was unveiled concerning the building of newheadquarters of the Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre on 7ha of land inHanoi’s outlying district of Thach That at an estimated cost of over 215billion VND (10.2 million USD).
The centre will accommodate a control house, lecture and training halls and accommodation for officials and trainees.
On the evening the same day, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and hisspouse left Hanoi, concluding their official Vietnam visit.-VNA
