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Vietnam’s engineering unit to bring some 300 tonnes of supplies to Abyei

Engineering Unit Rotation 2 of Vietnam is going to leave for the UN peacekeeping mission in the Abyei region in the next few days, with about 300 tonnes of supplies to be brought along.
Vietnam’s engineering unit to bring some 300 tonnes of supplies to Abyei ảnh 1Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien talks to members of Engineering Unit Rotation 2. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Engineering Unit Rotation 2 of Vietnamis going to leave for the UN peacekeeping mission in the Abyei region in thenext few days, with about 300 tonnes of supplies to be brought along.

A see-off ceremony for the unit is scheduled to take place inHanoi on August 8.

The supplies, including equipment, machinery and food, to servethe performance of duties and daily needs, for one year of working has beenpackaged and ready to be transported.

Most of the supplies will be transported by sea while the remaining17 tonnes, mainly food and medicine, by air on a commercial aircraft rented bythe UN, said Lt. Col. Pham Van Hao, deputy head of Engineering Unit Rotation 2.

As the main equipment was already delivered to the UN mission inAbyei by Engineering Unit Rotation 1 in 2022, this time, Engineering Unit Rotation2 will bring mainly replacement materials and spare parts, more than 10 tonnes,that are not available in the host area or have been used up to ensure theperformance of duties.

Hao noted that all unit members show strong determination. Theyhave received methodological training and gained all necessary skills for excellentlyfulfilling the assigned tasks.

In2022, Engineering Unit Rotation 1 was deployed to the UN mission in Abyei, the first time Vietnam had sent an engineering team to a UN peacekeepingmission. It also had the biggest number of staff members among the Vietnamese units sent to UN peacekeeping missions. All of its supplies, about 2,000 tonnes, were transported bysea./.
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