Accordingly, Lieutenant Colonel Le Minh Thao has been assigned as a military observer at the U.N. Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS); Major Le Thi Phuong Dung and Captain Pham Duc Tho have been appointed as military observers at the U.N. Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). Meanwhile, Senior Captain Nguyen Anh Tuan will take on an intelligence analyst’s role at the U.N. Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), and Senior Captain Nguyen Thanh Hai will serve the EUTM in the Central African Republic.

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Deputy Defense Minister Sr. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien chairs the ceremony.

Sr. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien required the officers to strictly implement the foreign policy views and guidelines of the Party, State, and military; observe the discipline of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA), the regulations of the U.N., the laws and customs of the host countries, and the guidance of functional agencies, and the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations.

The officers should promote VPA’s traditions and the Vietnamese peacekeeping forces, show their professionalism and competence, contributing to further promoting the image and reputation of the Uncle Ho’s soldiers in the eyes of international friends. 

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Sr. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien hands over the State President’s decisions to the five officers.

Meanwhile, during the task performance, they should maintain a spirit of self-reliance, overcome difficulties, stay united, and support each other to accomplish all assigned missions.

Translated by Chung Anh