More Vietnamese officers to join UN peacekeeping operations
9/4/17
Three Vietnamese officers, Lieutenant Colonel Le Ngoc Son, Captain
Dinh Duc Long, and Captain Ho Tien Hung, will be dispatched to the Central
African Republic to work at the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, under a
decision by the Vietnamese State President.
On April 7, Senior Lieutenant
General Nguyen Phuong Nam, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam
People's Army (VPA), handed over the decisions and assigned missions to the
three officers at the Vietnamese Peacekeeping Center (VPC) in Hanoi. Accordingly,
the three officers will serve as staff officers for tactics, for
training and for equipment, respectively.
All
preparations for the three officers have been completed, and they have all
fully comprehended their missions as well as finished the training programs
with good results, according to VPC's Director Senior Colonel Hoang Kim Phung.
Speaking
at the ceremony, General Nam highly valued the VPC’s preparations for the three
officers and urged them to strictly observe the Party and State's policies on
foreign affairs, the VPA's rules and the United Nations' regulations. In
addition, he asked the officers to work hard to deserve the trust of the
army, Party, State and people, and promote the image of Vietnamese soldiers in
the eyes of foreign friends.
On
behalf of the to-be-dispatched officers, Lieutenant Colonel Le Ngoc Son
expressed his gratitude to the Party, the State and the army for their trust in
them, and his honor to undertake the task at the UN peacekeeping mission. He
also showed his willingness and determination to successfully fulfill all
missions assigned by the Party, the State and the army.
All comments [ 10 ]
Vietnamese officers joining UN peacekeeping missions have fulfilled all assigned tasks and highly valued by the UN, mission commanders and international counterparts.
Vietnam’s engagement in UN peacekeeping activities made important contributions to the multilateral external relations and international integration of the country in general.
Vietnam maintained the close management over officers joining UN peacekeeping missions in the Central African Republic and South Sudan, ensuring absolute safety in human and equipment.
Relevant agencies and units to continue strictly implementing the Party’s external relations viewpoints and policies.
They should focus on completing the building of objectives, principles and roadmaps as well as forms of Vietnam’s participation in UN peacekeeping activities in line with the UN Charter, international practices and the law and specific conditions of Vietnam.
Vietnam will step by step expand the scale and fields of engagement in the UN peacekeeping operations.
UN peacekeeping operations have contributed significantly to maintaining security, ending conflicts in dozens of countries, restoring and creating enduring peace and stability in regions and all over the world.
This event marked a significant change in quality of its participation in international activities, contributing to the completion of its panorama of multilateral diplomacy in particular and of the country’s international integration in general.
In order to record the above mentioned achievements, we had thorough and serious preparations in guidelines, methods and implementation.
Legal foundation for Vietnam’s participation in UN peacekeeping operations was gradually perfected.
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