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Vietnam expects to expand engagement in UN peacekeeping operations

Vietnam will continue to seek measures to enhance the efficiency of and expand the areas of engagement in UN peacekeeping operations, heard a conference held by the Ministry of National Defence in Hanoi on January 7 to review Vietnam’s involvement in the operations in the 2012-2020 period.
Vietnam expects to expand engagement in UN peacekeeping operations ảnh 1Major General Hoang Kim Phung, Director of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations addresses the conference (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam will continue to seek measuresto enhance the efficiency of and expand the areas of engagementin UN peacekeeping operations, heard a conference held by the Ministry of National Defence in Hanoi on January 7 to review Vietnam’s involvement in the operations in the 2012-2020period.

The conference was chaired by Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh, who is also head of the Ministry of National Defence's steering committee for the participation in UN peacekeeping operations. It saw the attendance of representatives from ministries, agencies, sectors and military units.

Major General Hoang Kim Phung, Director of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations, said that from June 2014 to December 2020, Vietnam sent179 officers and soldiers, including 126 military medical staff of two level-2 field hospitals, to UN peacekeeping missions in South Sudan, the Central AfricaRepublic and the UN Peace Operation Department at the UN headquarters, adding that the move was highly appreciated by the UN and supported by domectic and world opinions.

Vietnam is also training 259 sappers for the future engagement in peacekeepingoperations at an appropriate time, the officer noted.

Vietnam’s involvement in UN peacekeeping missions has helpedpromoting defence cooperation between the country and partners, enhancing its position and prestige in the regional and global arena, and contributing to Vietnam’ssuccess in running for non-permanent membership of the UN SecurityCouncil in the 2020-2021 tenure, he said.

Participants at the event shared experiences and sought measuresto further increase the efficiency of Vietnam’s engagement in UN peacekeepingoperations in the future.
Vietnam expects to expand engagement in UN peacekeeping operations ảnh 2Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh presents certificates of merit to collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements (Photo: VNA)
They agreed that along with the maintaining of operations of alevel-2 field hospital in South Sudan and officers in other positions, Vietnamwill seek opportunities to deploy the sapper force, while considering the possibility of expanding its engagement in other operation areas such as military police, infantry guards andtransport helicopters, while continuing to send officers to takepart in contests for commanding positions at missions and UN agencies.

The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations will give moreadvice to the Central Military Commission and leaders of the Ministry of National Defence as well as the steering committee on measures to protect thesafety of Vietnamese officers amidst COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam will strive to develop the department into a centre for theenhancement of peacekeeping capacity in the region and the world./.
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