In particular, the mission checked the preparation for a welcome ceremony for the State President, ceremony venue, parking space for the C-17 airplane, and reception work.
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Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien checks the preparation for a welcome ceremony for the State President. |
On inspecting the preparation, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, who is also Head of the Vietnamese Defense Ministry’s Steering Committee on Vietnam's Participation in U.N. Peacekeeping Operations, praised agencies and units for their close and effective coordination in preparing for the see-off ceremony.
Relevant agencies and units have built detailed plans to ensure the significance of the ceremony, which marks Vietnam’s first sending of its engineering force to a U.N. peacekeeping mission.
The deputy defense minister evaluated that the preparation for the departure of the Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 4 of Vietnam for UNMISS and the Engineering Company Rotation 1 for UNISFA has been basically completed. He said that relevant agencies and units should closely work together to complete remaining stages to ensure the success of the event.
General Chien asked them to overcome all difficulties and make thorough preparation of human force, vehicles, and equipment to ensure that the two units will be deployed to UNMISS and UNISFA as scheduled.
The deputy defense minister also requested relevant units and agencies to pay attention to carrying out policies for members of the engineering company and the level-2 field hospital and their families, so as to help them feel more secure when carrying out international duties.
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Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien speaks at the event. |
He urged the Department of Political Education and Information to coordinate with domestic and international press agencies to foster information dissemination to help the Vietnamese people and international friends understand the determination of Vietnam and its military in joining peacekeeping operations.
Recently, agencies and units under the Ministry of National Defense have cooperated to pack and keep equipment in good conditions during the transportation. Some equipment of the Engineering Company Rotation 1 and the Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 4 of Vietnam have been transported by sea and by air to UNMISS and UNISFA as regulated by the U.N.
Translated by Tran Hoai