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Australian Governor-General hails Vietnamese peacekeepers' contributions

Australian Governor-General David Hurley praised the Vietnamese blue beret force’s contributions and stressed the meaning of the Vietnam-Australia cooperation in the UN's peacekeeping mission when he and President Vo Van Thuong visited the headquarters of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations in Hanoi on April 4.
Australian Governor-General hails Vietnamese peacekeepers' contributions ảnh 1Australian Governor-General David Hurley talks to a Vietnamese peacekeeper (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi, (VNA) – AustralianGovernor-General David Hurley praised the Vietnamese blue beret force’s contributions and stressed the meaning of the Vietnam-Australia cooperation in the UN's peacekeeping mission when he and President Vo Van Thuong visited the headquarters of the VietnamDepartment of Peacekeeping Operations in Hanoi on April 4.

Hurley, in Hanoi for a State visit, affirmed that Australia wishes to continue to work closely with andsupport Vietnam in this field.

President Thuong shared the Australian Governor-General's view on the significance of the two countries’ cooperation in UN peacekeeping activities, which contributes not only to strengtheningtheir bilateral cooperation but also to world peace.

He thanked the Australian Government and wished to receive moreassistance from the country for Vietnam’s peacekeepingactivities in the time to come.
Australian Governor-General hails Vietnamese peacekeepers' contributions ảnh 2President Vo Van Thuong (first, front) and Australian Governor-General David Hurley look at photos of activities of Vietnamese peacekeepers (Photo: VNA)
Talking to officers who earlier served in Level-2 Field Hospital in South Sudan, Hurley said the dispatch of forces to such a difficult location reflects Vietnam's efforts in participating in the mission.

Australia was one of the first countries to sign withVietnam a memorandum of understanding on peacekeeping cooperation in 2015. Thislaid a basis for practical and effective joint work between thetwo in the field, including English language training, as well as material and equipmentsupport./. 


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