Vietnam, Russia enhance UN peacekeeping cooperation
Sen. Lieut. Gen. Be Xuan Truong, Deputy Defence Minister, received a Russian delegation led by Lieut. Gen. Luralenko Sergey Vasilievich, Deputy Commander-in-chief for Peacekeeping Operations of the Russian Ground Forces in Hanoi on June 14.
Sen. Lieut. Gen. Be Xuan Truong, Deputy Defence Minister, received a Russian delegation led by Lieut. Gen. Kuralenko Sergey Vasilievich, Deputy Commander-in-chief for Peacekeeping Operations of the Russian Ground Forces in Hanoi on June 14. (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Sen. Lieut. Gen. Be Xuan Truong, Deputy Defence Minister, received aRussian delegation led by Lieut. Gen. Kuralenko Sergey Vasilievich, DeputyCommander-in-chief for Peacekeeping Operations of the Russian Ground Forces inHanoi on June 14.
Truong affirmed that bilateral defence ties have seen gigantic developments inrecent time, including in the field of UN peacekeeping.
A memorandum of understanding between the two countries’ Defence Ministriessigned in November 2017 has proved both sides’ efforts in the field andcontributed to defining their cooperation in UN peacekeeping in the coming time,he said.
The Vietnamese official suggested the two sides continue increasing the exchangeof all-level delegations and the sharing of information, experience and professionalskills in the UN peacekeeping operations through joint training courses,seminars and expert exchanges while supportingeach other at multilateral forums.
Truong also hoped that the Russian side will soon send sapper experts toVietnam to share professional skills and experience as well as assist the countryin dispatching a group of sappers to an appropriate UN mission.
For his part, Kuralenko Sergey Vasilievich affirmed the Russian DefenceMinistry will help Vietnam and the Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre in particular toimplement peacekeeping activities at UN missions in a suitable and effectivemanner.-VNA
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