A peacekeeping mission meaning

Members of Vietnam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 1  (Photo: qdnd.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 1 has quickly set to work at the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei ( UNISFA ) immediately after all its 184 members fully assembled. Just days after arriving in Abyei, the unit set up two teams for emergency road rescue and repair activities along roads in the northern division - a border area between Sudan and South Sudan. The unit also took over the construction of a workshop for repairing and maintaining equipment, cars and motorbikes of the UN peacekeeping mission, which the first group of the unit had been working on since early May. The Engineering Unit Rotation 1 (Photo: qdnd.vn) The workshop is expected to be completed and put into operation in June. In parallel with implementing the assigned tasks, the unit has quickly repaired the barracks to ensure stable accommodation for its members as soon as possible. So far, the unit has … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s first peacekeeping engineering unit promptly set to work in Abyei

Soldiers of Việt Nam's Engineering Unit Rotation 1. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 1 quickly set to work at the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) immediately after its 184 members fully assembled. Just days after arriving in Abyei, the unit set up two teams for emergency road rescue and repair activities along roads in the northern division - a border area between Sudan and South Sudan. The unit also took over the construction of a workshop for repairing and maintaining equipment, cars and motorbikes of the UN peacekeeping mission, which the first group of the unit had been working on since early May. The workshop is expected to be completed and put into operation in June. In parallel with implementing the assigned tasks, the unit also repaired the barracks to ensure stable accommodation for its members as soon as possible. So far, the unit has ensured the set schedule of all assigned tasks and has been applauded for their … [Read more...] about Việt Nam’s first peacekeeping engineering unit gets to work in Abyei

Undertaking the U.N. missions far away from the Fatherland, the Engineering Company Rotation 1 has made thorough preparation for their tasks, including equipment, vehicles and other necessities. Right after all members of the Engineering Company Rotation 1 safely arrived at the UNISFA, shipments of their equipment were also delivered to Abyei. Accordingly, the troops received and brought necessities to their barracks while trucks and other vehicles were moved to the airfield of the UNISFA headquarters for checks by the mission’s relevant agencies. Despite the hot weather, the troops overcame difficulties to fulfill their assigned missions. In addition, the Vietnamese engineering troops also detected several damages on their equipment due to transportation process and found measures to address these issues. This was an opportunity for them to learn more about administrative procedures at UNISFA, and at the same time promote mutual understanding among functional units of the … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Engineering Company Rotation 1 receives goods for U.N. peacekeeping operations

Reporter : At the 19th Shangri-La Dialogue hosted by Singapore, Defense Minister General Phan Van Giang delivered a speech entitled “Strengthening defense capacity to safeguard the Fatherland.” Which messages did the speech, which attracted the attention of the dialogue’s delegates and received high appreciation from the public, convey, Colonel? Senior Colonel Duong Quy Nam : After a two-year hiatus due to the complicated developments of COVID-19, the 19th Shangri-La Dialogue was held on the largest scale in recent years. The dialogue attracted some 500 delegates who were governmental officials, defense-security officials, diplomats, defense-security experts from over 40 countries and territories worldwide. At the plenary session named “Military modernization and new defense capabilities,” Vietnamese Defense Minister General Phan Van Giang delivered a speech under the theme “Strengthening defense capacity to safeguard the Fatherland.” As a member of the delegation of the … [Read more...] about Part 2: Message of peace boosts strategic trust

The event was attended by Director of the General Department of Political Affairs General Luong Cuong, Chief of the General Staff and Deputy Defense Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong, among others. Reportedly, under the leadership of the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense (MND), the whole-military has maintained combat readiness, managed the sky, the sea and the land, and promptly dealt with emerging situations. The military has collaborated with the public security force, sent troops and vehicles to help flood-affected people in Northern and North Central Coast provinces. On the other hands, the training work has been directed closely, with the focus on examining training quality of the first period, training teams participating to the International Army Games in 2022, and new recruits. The MND has well prepared for military schools’ entrance exam in 2022, directed military-defense tasks at all levels. The agency held ceremonies to … [Read more...] about MND reviews task performance in June

Defence Minister Gen. Phan Van Giang (fifth from right), Australian Ambassador Robyn Mudie (fourth from left), and other officials at the meeting on June 24 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang received outgoing Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Robyn Mudie in Hanoi on June 24, highly valuing the latter’s contributions to the two countries’ strategic partnership in multiple aspects, including defence cooperation. He thanked the Australian Government and people for donating over 22 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Vietnam, and the Australian Department of Defence for providing medical supplies worth 1.5 million AUD (1 million USD) for its Vietnamese counterpart to support the pandemic fight. The host official also appreciated Australia’s assistance for Vietnam’s UN peacekeeping force, especially in the transportation of level-2 field hospitals to the mission in South Sudan. Such flights not only helped Vietnam deploy its … [Read more...] about Minister appreciates ambassador’s contributions to Vietnam-Australia defence ties

At the meeting with Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister General Chansamone Chanyalath, General Giang was informed by the Lao counterpart on his country’s COVID-19 prevention and control efforts. The Lao Deputy PM and Defense Minister also thanked the Vietnamese government and defense ministry for supporting the Lao government and people in difficult periods. General Phan Van Giang, in turn, shared with his Lao counterpart on the COVID-19 situation in Vietnam, stressing that the country has controlled the pandemic and removed restrictions, brought people’s lives to new normal status, recovered production and tourism activities. On the occasion, General Giang also congratulated Laos for successfully controlling the pandemic and believed that Vietnam’s neighboring country will stabilize the people’s lives soon as in the pre-pandemic period. The two defense leaders agreed that the defense bilateral ties have been increasingly enhanced in all  aspects in a practical and … [Read more...] about Defense minister holds bilateral meeting with counterparts from Laos, Japan and Cambodia

At the reception on June 24 at the headquarters of the Ministry of National Defense, the Vietnamese defense minister highly appreciated the Australian diplomat’s contribution to boosting the Vietnam-Australia strategic partnership, including the bilateral defense ties. General Giang thanked the government and people of Australia for providing more than 22 million of COVID-19 vaccine doses and the Australian Department of Defense for committing to supply Vietnam with medical equipment (worth AUD 1.5 million) to fight COVID-19. The Vietnamese defense chief emphasized the implementation of bilateral defense cooperation as planned despite bad impacts of the COVID-19. He highlighted the maintenance of the high-level contacts through phone talks between the two defense ministers, the offline defense policy dialogue at the deputy defense minister level, as well as the enhancement of cooperation in training, U.N. peacekeeping operations, settlement of war consequences, and exchange of … [Read more...] about Defense minister receives outgoing Australian Ambassador to Vietnam

The speech with a message of peace, promoting trust, cooperation and development attracted much attention. The People’s Army Newspaper would like to introduce the following opinions to clarify the message. “ Self-strengthening, self-help ” - basic principle to uphold national independence Talking with the reporter of the People's Army Newspaper, Assoc. Prof., Dr., Major General Vu Cuong Quyet, Director of the Institute for Defense Strategy under the Ministry of National Defense, affirmed that the defense minister’s speech showed the strategic vision towards regional and international security issues, associated with reality and defense and security challenges facing Vietnam. The speech confirmed that the trend of peace, cooperation and development is always a common desire of mankind. However, traditional security issues still remain complicated, particularly strategic competition, disagreements, conflicts of interest, and disputes over territorial sovereignty between … [Read more...] about Part 1: The comprehensive all people’s defense posture

At the informal meeting between defense ministers of ASEAN and Japan, Japanese Minister of Defense Kishi Nobuo affirmed that Japan supports ASEAN’s centrality in regional cooperation mechanisms. He suggested the two sides strengthen defense cooperation in the fields that are important to ASEAN, including improvement of maritime security, human resource quality, cyber security, and response to impacts of climate change on regional security. Head delegates of ASEAN highly appreciated Japan’s role in maintaining peace and stability in the region. They thanked Japan for providing vaccine and giving other support for ASEAN countries in the COVID-19 fight efforts. They stressed that they back Japan’s Vientiane Vision 2.0 on promoting defense cooperation with ASEAN, creating a driving force for the maintenance of regional peace, stability and security. Addressing the ASEAN-Japan Defense Ministers’ Informal Meeting, Vietnamese Defense Minister General Phan Van Giang spoke highly of the … [Read more...] about ASEAN defense ministers meet with Japanese, Chinese counterparts