New ranks bestowed upon Vietnam’s military officers at U.N. headquarters

At the event (Photo: vov.vn)

The bestowing ceremony was held by Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the U.N. at the request of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations under the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense.

Luong Truong Vinh was granted the rank of Colonel while Nguyen Phuc Dong the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the U.N., praised the officers’ efforts to excellently fulfil their assigned tasks, including promoting Vietnam’s cooperation in peacekeeping operations at U.N. missions.

Vinh and Dong, two of the three military officers of Vietnam working at the U.N. Secretariat, pledge to keep doing their utmost to fulfill the tasks assigned by the Party, State and U.N. (Photo: vov.vn)

He asked the officers to continue bringing into play their capability in task performance, further advise the Party and State about peacekeeping cooperation between Vietnam and the U.N., and seek opportunities to increase the Vietnamese peacekeeping force’s participation in U.N. missions.

Vinh and Dong, two of the three military officers of Vietnam working at the U.N. Secretariat, pledged to keep doing their utmost to fulfill the tasks assigned by the Party, State and U.N.

They also vowed all-out efforts to help boost Vietnam’s engagement in the U.N.’s peacekeeping operations in the time ahead.

Source: VNA