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Vietnam enhances engineer troops for UN's peacekeeping mission
Vietnam enhances engineer troops for UN's peacekeeping mission
19/2/19
Vietnam has registered some 268 strong standby army engineers to join the United Nations (UN)’s peacekeeping mission in South Sudan after the Defence Minister agreed in principle to dispatch an engineer troop in replacement of the UK’s in 2020.
Examining Vietnam’s registration to the Peacekeeping Capability Readiness System (PCRS), the UN has required that Vietnam better its major equipment and self-sustainment services. It will send a team to Vietnam for further inspection by mid-2019.
At a meeting in Hanoi on February 18, Colonel Hoang Kim Phung, Director of the Vietnam Peacekeeping Department, said that the department has joined hands with competent agencies to organise training courses as well as English and French language courses for the engineers.
Negotiation is underway with the UN and the UK for engineer replacement in February 2020 when the UK peacekeepers complete their mission and withdraw from the war-torn area.
There are currently five candidates for the position with Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Vietnam all granted level 1 readiness in the PSRS, which means they are all able to provide the list of major and self-sustainment equipment as well as the certification of completion of basic training and human rights screening. Meanwhile, China and Croatia have not registered to the system yet.
Phung said that the UN has voiced support for Vietnam if the Southeast Asian country can fit its capacity, human resources, and equipment requirements.
According to Deputy Minister of Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh, the Vietnam Peacekeeping Department and relevant departments should coordinate in the purchase of equipment, ensuring that it meets the UN’s quality standards.
In addition, meticulous preparation must be made prior to the UN’s evaluation in a couple of months, he said, adding that the Engineer Corps High Command is responsible for accommodation and training, while the peacekeeping department and the Department of Foreign Relations are in charge of conducting surveys in the African country.
Also, he is asking the Republic of Korea, France, and the UK to provide professional training for Vietnamese troops.
Joining the UN’s peacekeeping force for the 2014-2020 period, Vietnam has so far sent 29 officers and one level-2 field hospital to the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic and the UN Mission in South Sudan./.
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Vietnam’s participation in the UN’s peacekeeping mission is a breakthrough in implementing the Party’s consistent foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace, cooperation and development.
Viva Vietnam! No one could deny Vietnam's contribution to promote global values.
Vietnam began joining in UN peacekeeping operations in 2014. In its initial years, the country sent staff and liaison officers and observers to several African nations, including South Sudan and the Central African Republic.
The deployment reflects Vietnam’s goodwill and responsibility toward the mission as well as its capacity to directly involve in the work, bringing peace and stability to people in difficult areas.
The presence of the Vietnamese officers in UN's peacekeeping mission signals the country’s responsibility toward the international community and its aim to contribute to global peace and consolidate national peace and stability.
In order to achieve a high degree of professionalism and motivation in peacekeeping operations, Vietnam needs to focus on enhancing language skills for the deployed forces and completing a legal and policy framework.
Vietnam’s peacekeeping operations have made important contributions to the country’s multilateral diplomacy, demonstrating its responsibilities to the international community as well as contributing to regional and global peace.
Now, Vietnam is ready for all international mission.
The UN has admitted that Vietnam as the Southeast Asian country can fit its capacity, human resources, and equipment requirements.
Protecting global values is an important move of promoting human rights worldwide. Vietnam has gained its part in it.
Vietnam is an active and responsible member of the UN and international community.
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