Delegates at the event (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of National Defence on February 5 held a virtual eventconnecting with the Vietnamese forces engaged in the United Nationspeacekeeping mission on the threshold of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet)festival.
The event facilitated a connection between Hanoi’s MilitaryRadio and Television Centre, Ho Chi Minh City’s 175 Military Hospital, and keyUN peacekeeping missions, including the UN InterimSecurity Force for Abyei (UNISFA), the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the UN Peacekeeping Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) and the UN headquarters in the US.
Chairing the event, Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut.Gen Hoang Xuan Chien, who is also Chairman of the Defence Ministry'ssteering committee on participation in the UN peacekeeping operations, extendedhis warm Tet wishes to the Vietnamese "blue beret" soldiers.
He reminded them to enjoyTet while fulfilling their duties, especially ensuring the safety of the forcesstationed in peacekeeping missions amid conflicts and instability in Africa.
Exchanges between officers, soldiersand their relatives were also held at the event.
As a guest at the Abyei point, Minister of Education andConstruction of Abyei region Nyinkwany Aguer Bol commended the Vietnamesepeacekeeping force in Abyei for going beyond their mission, not only fulfillingtheir peacekeeping duties but also making specific contributions to assisting thelocal people.
Over the past nearly a decade, Vietnam has sent nearly 800officers and soldiers to the UN peacekeeping missions at UN bases andheadquarters, in alignment with the country's commitment to realising the Partyand State's foreign policy of multilateralisation and diversification ofexternal ties, and being a responsible member of the international community,in which the military and police forces have been at the forefront./.
