Two more officers assigned for peacekeeping mission in South Sudan
The Defence Ministry on November 20 handed over to two officers the President’s decision to assign them to take on duty at the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.
The second group of Vietnamese level-2 field hospital left for South Sudan on October 15. (Illustrative photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Defence Ministry onNovember 20 handed over to two officers the President’s decision to assign them totake on duty at the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.
Major Tran Duc Huong and Second Lieutenant NguyenPhuc Dong will serve as military observers at the South Sudan mission, bringingthe total number of Vietnamese officers at the mission to five.
At the decision handover ceremony, Deputy Chief ofthe General Staff Senior Lieutenant General Pham Ngoc Minh instructed the twoofficers to abide by rules of the UN peacekeeping mission and local laws andcustoms, while quickly adapting to the new situation and fulfilling theirduties.
He also advised them to keep good relations withtheir colleagues, the UN mission and local organisations and residents, as wellas ensure safety for themselves.
According to Sen. Lt. Gen. Minh, after more than fouryears officially joining in UN peacekeeping activities, Vietnam has dispatched27 officers to UN peacekeeping missions in Central Africa and South Sudan.Recently, Vietnam has dispatched a level-2 field hospital to South Sudan.
He said Vietnam is making necessary preparations forthe second level-2 field hospital and the engineer corp, making them ready forUN peacekeeping missions.
In June 2018, the UN recognised the Vietnam Departmentof Peacekeeping Operations as one of four international training centres in theregion and agreed to carry out training under the three-party partnership(comprising Vietnam, the UN and a partner country).
The selectionof Vietnam as a training venue for UN peacekeeping forces in Southeast Asiareflects the UN's appreciation of Vietnam's commitment and results the countryhas recorded in UN peacekeeping participation.
At the meetingof EU Chiefs of Defence in August 2018, the EU invited Vietnam to dispatchofficers to be mobile trainers at some UN peacekeeping training centres of theEU in Central Africa, Somalia, Mali and some European countries.-VNA
The Defence Ministry held a ceremony on October 1 at the Tan Son Nhat international airport to see off the first group of the nation’s level-2 field hospital to carry out peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.
Thirty-two members in the first group of Vietnam’s Level-2 Field Hospital have arrived in South Sudan to carry out their peacekeeping mission in the country. This is a historic event for Vietnam’s par
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The second group of Vietnamese level-2 field hospital left for South Sudan on October 15. (Illustrative photo: VNA) 
