Vietnam, France discuss experience on UN peacekeeping activities

The Vietnam Peacekeeping Center on December 7 and France’s Embassy in Vietnam organized a workshop exchanging experience on the sending of a sapper unit to the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions.

Senior Colonel Hoang Kim Phung addressing the event

Senior Colonel Hoang Kim Phung, Director of the center, said this is the second time Vietnam and France have exchanged expertise on UN peacekeeping activities.

The workshop, assisted by France, manifests the commitment of the defense ministries of the two countries in implementing contents of the technical agreement on defense cooperation in the UN peacekeeping activities, which was signed on November 10, 2016.

Apart from preparing for the level-2 field hospital, Vietnam is arranging training and equipment for the sapper team to take part in the UN peacekeeping missions in the coming time.

Remi Lambert, First Counselor of France’s Embassy in Vietnam, appreciated Vietnam’s participation in UN peacekeeping activities by sending officers to the UN missions in South Sudan and the Central African Republic.

Participating in the UN peacekeeping activities is the Party and State’s big policy to realize the external policy of multilateralizing and diversifying relationships. Until now, Vietnam has sent 12 officers to UN missions.

Despite the small number of officers in UN missions, the effectiveness and quality of Vietnamese officers have been appreciated by leaders of UN missions.

Source: VNA