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General Nguyen Tan Cuong (left), Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, and Lieutenant General Saichay Kommasith, Deputy Minister of National Defence and Chief of General Staff of the Lao People's Army, review the Guard of Honor of the Vietnam People's Army at the welcome ceremony for the Lao official in Hanoi on March 5. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam to support Laos in forming UN peacekeeping force

At the talks between General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and Deputy Minister of National Defence, and Lieut. Gen. Saichay Kommasith, Deputy Minister of National Defence and Chief of General Staff of the Lao People's Army (LPA), the two sides pointed to a number of focal points for future cooperation between the two armies.

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang (left), Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations and UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, UN strengthen cooperation in peacekeeping operations

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), has met with UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix to discuss cooperation between Vietnam and the UN in the field of peacekeeping.

Vietnamese sapper team No. 2 (Photo: VNA)

UN Deputy Secretary-General commends Vietnam’s peacekeeping contributions

The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN) and the Vietnamese Military Attaché’s Office held a ceremony in New York on December 9 to mark the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) (December 22,1944 - 2024) and the 35th anniversary of the All People’s Defence Festival (December 22, 1989 - 2024).

Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien (second, right) presents the State President's decisions to the three officers on October 7. (Photo: VNA)

Three more Vietnamese peacekeepers deployed to South Sudan, Abyei

The Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony in Hanoi on October 7 to present decisions of the State President and the Defence Minister to three officers who will assume duties at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).

Vietnam attends Singapore Airshow 2024

Vietnam attends Singapore Airshow 2024

A delegation of the Ministry of National Defence, led by Lieutenant General Pham Truong Son, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, is attending the Singapore Airshow 2024 from February 20-25.
Engineering Unit Rotation 2 celebrates Tet in Abyei

Engineering Unit Rotation 2 celebrates Tet in Abyei

Members of Engineering Unit Rotation 2 of Vietnam, who are performing duties at the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), have held a number of meaningful activities in celebration of the coming Lunar New Year (Tet) 2024.