Thedelegation visited and met with the United Nations Mission in theCentral African Republic and several peace-keeping agencies from othernations working in the country.
The delegation also conductedfield research to evaluate the potential for establishing a Vietnameseforce to participate in UN peace-keeping missions.
TheMinistry of Defence launched the Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre in Hanoi onMay 27, 2014, marking the country’s official participation in theUnited Nations operation.
The centre has beentasked with counselling, training personnel, and preparing, deployingand directing the Vietnam People’s Army personnel in UN peace-keepingmissions.
Vietnam has sent two officers to the UN Mission inSouth Sudan (UNMISS) since last June and plans to set up a level 2 fieldhospital and a company of sappers based on UN guidelines in order totake part further in the UN’s peacekeeping efforts.-VNA