Senior Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, Deputy Head of the Intersectoral Working Group, and Deputy Head of the Ministry of National Defense's Steering Committee on Vietnam’s participation in U.N. peacekeeping operations, presided over the ceremony.
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Senior Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan presides over the farewell ceremony. |
At the event, Senior Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan entrusted the mission to the Engineering Company Rotation 2 and urged all of its members to uphold unity, overcome challenges, and successfully fulfill all assigned tasks. The deputy chief of the General Staff also called on the entire company to promote internal unity and international solidarity, provide active support to the locals, and collaborate with other forces stationed in the UNISFA to carry out their tasks effectively. They were also encouraged to promote good images of Uncle Ho’s soldiers to international friends.
Senior Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan expressed his confidence that following the successful results of the Engineering Company Rotation 1, the Engineering Company Rotation 2 would continue to build a positive image of the Vietnam People's Army among international friends and the local people. They would be worthy of the golden embroidered flag with the words "Paving the Way to Victory" that President Ho Chi Minh bestowed upon the heroic Vietnamese engineering troops. This would also contribute to the implementation of the Party's foreign policy, promote Vietnam's position in the international arena, enhance the prestige of the Vietnam People's Army, and create a favorable environment for the national construction and defense cause in the current context.
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Delegates and servicewomen of the company in a joint photo |
In his speech, Senior Captain Nguyen Viet Hung, Chief of the Engineering Company Rotation 2, affirmed that the entire company would promote internal unity and international solidarity, work together, and assist each other to overcome all difficulties. They are determined to excellently complete the assigned mission and ensure absolute safety. They promised to strive their best to achieve good results in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam People's Army and the 10th founding anniversary of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations in 2024.
Speaking at the ceremony, Senior Captain Pham Manh Thang, Director of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations, stated that in accordance with the guidance of the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense, the Department had closely coordinated with the Engineer Corps to ensure the procurement of equipment, materials, and goods to fully support the Engineering Company Rotation 2. The department received and packaged all essential items, including uniforms and necessities, for transport along with the company’s personnel.
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Ready to undertake international duties |
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Members of the Engineering Company Rotation 2 and delegates in joint photos before departure |
The Engineering Company Rotation 2 consists of 203 servicepeople, including 184 regular members (173 new personnel and 11 from the Engineering Company Rotation 1) and 19 reserves.
Translated by Trung Thanh