Vietnam’s equipment, supplies transport to UNISFA in first military engineering deployment

Nearly 2,000 tonnes of equipment and materiel of Vietnam’s first military engineering unit participating in the United Nations peacekeeping operations at the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) will be transported from Hai Phong port in the northern city of Hai Phong to the mission from April 4.

Vietnam military engineering unit comprises 184 officers and soldiers. It is the unit-level formation with the largest number of members ever participating in UN peacekeeping missions. (Photo: VNA)

The equipment includes 147 engineering machines, trucks and guard vehicles. (Photo: VNA)

The team has basically completed preparations, and has been transporting the equipment and goods to the Hai Phong port from March 30-April 4. (Photo: VNA)

A group of the unit is expected to receive all these goods and equipment at the Sudan port and at UNISFA in late April. (Photo: VNA)

The UN has officially sent a vessel to the Hai Phong port to receive the equipment and goods from Việt Nam, which will be shipped to Sudan port and then transported by road to Khartoum and Kaduqli of Sudan and to UNISFA. (Photo: VNA)

Nearly 2,000 tonnes of equipment and materiel of Vietnam’s first military engineering unit participating in the United Nations peacekeeping operations at the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). (Photo: VNA)

The equipment includes 147 engineering machines, trucks and guard vehicles. (Photo: VNA)

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