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Training course on UN peace-keeping mission launched

The Vietnam Department of Peace-keeping Operations launched a training course in Hanoi on July 16 for military experts dispatched to the United Nations peace-keeping mission.
Training course on UN peace-keeping mission launched ảnh 1At the opening ceremony (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Department of Peace-keeping Operations launched atraining course in Hanoi on July 16 for military experts dispatched to the UnitedNations peace-keeping mission.

Speaking atthe opening ceremony, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’sArmy (VPA) and deputy head of the Defence Ministry’s Steering Committee forVietnam’s participation in UN peacekeeping operations Pham Ngoc Minh underscoredthe importance of countries’ cooperation in holding courses to improve thecapacity of Vietnamese peace-keeping forces towards gradually building a peace-keepingtraining establishment on par with those in regional countries.

He askedthe department to work closely with units and partner countries to ensure that thetraining curriculum is conducted seriously and in line with regulations.

The course,the seventh of its kind held in Vietnam, will take place from July 16 to August3, with the involvement of several VPA lecturers and foreign experts.

Participantswill be trained in investigation, mediation, interpretation, liaising andrelations with the media, and report activities.

During thelast five days of the course, they will practise skills in the field, includingthe inspection, investigation and verification, analysis of bombs, mines, andexplosives; as well as negotiation and mediation, among others. -VNA

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