Vietnamese peacekeepers honoured with UN peacekeeping medals
VOV.VN - Staff members of Vietnam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 1 at the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) Mission in Abyei on the border of South Sudan and Sudan have been honoured with UN medals for their dedication to UN peacekeeping missions.
The awards ceremony was held in the presence of Vietnamese Deputy Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, Deputy Minister of Public Security Lieutenant General Le Quoc Hung, and UNISFA Deputy Force Commander Brigadier General Abu Syed Mohammod Bakir.
Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Minister Chien praised the tireless efforts and various achievements made by Vietnam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 1 at the UNISFA Mission.
He emphasised that since Vietnam officially joined UN peacekeeping forces in 2014, it has successfully deployed over 500 personnel as part of peacekeeping missions and at the UN headquarters. Most notably, Vietnam sent a group of 28 members of Military Engineering Unit No.1 to the UNISFA Mission on May 5, the first members of the unit's outpost in Abyei.
These consistent efforts show that Vietnam can be viewed as a responsible member state of the UN that makes contributes to the common effort for peace, stability, and prosperity for all people globally, including those in Abyei, he said.
For his part, Commander Brigadier General Bakir highlighted Vietnamese contributions to the UN in general, with a specific focus on UN peacekeeping activities, highlighting them as an example for other countries to follow.
He also spoke highly of the dedication and professional working style shown by Vietnamese officers there.