June 11, 2024 | 22:17 (GMT+7)
Vietnamese delegation visits Pakistan’s Infantry Battalion at UNISFA
PANO – Within the visit to the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), Deputy Chief of the General Staff and head of the inter-sectoral working group for Vietnam’s participation in U.N. peacekeeping operations Lieutenant General Pham Truong Son visited Pakistan’s Infantry Battalion at UNISFA on June 10.
Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Altaf, Commanding Officer of Pakistan’s Infantry Battalion, welcomed the Vietnamese delegation and briefed the guests on the unit’s missions.
At the meeting, the Pakistani officer thanked the Vietnamese Engineering Company for repairing, upgrading, or opening routes in Pakistan’s Infantry Battalion-managed areas in the Northern Sub-region in Abyei to facilitate the unit’s transport of personnel and connection with its stationed areas.
For his part, Lt. Gen. Pham Truong Son expressed delight at visiting the unit and thanked its chain-of-command for the warm reception. The Vietnamese deputy chief of the General Staff emphasized that over the past 50 years since the two countries established bilateral diplomatic ties, Pakistan has always been a close friend and a reliable partner of Vietnam. The relationship between the two countries has obtained encouraging results in different fields, including defense cooperation.
The Vietnamese head of the delegation also took the occasion to thank Pakistan’s Infantry Battalion for its valuable support to the Vietnamese peacekeeping force at UNISFA. He expressed the wish that members of the Engineering Company Rotation 2, Vietnamese officers at the mission, and Pakistan’s Infantry Battalion would support each other to successfully fulfill assigned missions, thus enhancing the Vietnam - Pakistan relationship in general and bilateral defense relations in particular.
Below are photos of the visit of the Vietnamese delegation to Pakistan’s Infantry Battalion.
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Lt. Colonel Muhammad Altaf (center) presents followers to Lt. Gen. Pham Truong Son. |
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At the welcome ceremony for the Vietnamese delegation |
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Lt. Gen. Pham Truong Son plants a tree in the barracks of Pakistan’s Infantry Battalion. |
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The Vietnamese delegation being briefed on the missions of Pakistan’s Infantry Battalion |
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Lt. Gen. Pham Truong Son and the working delegation and officers of Pakistan’s Infantry Battalion posing for a joint photo |
Reported by Ngoc Hung (From Abyei)
Translated by Tran Hoai