More police officers deployed to UN peacekeeping mission
The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) on August 16 handed over the State President’s decision to deploy three more police officers to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
Deputy Minister of Public Security Sen. Lt. Gen. Luong Tam Quang hands over the State President's deployment decision to the three police officers on August 16. (Photo: People's Public Security newspaper)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministryof Public Security (MPS) on August 16 handed over the State President’sdecision to deploy three more police officers to the United Nations peacekeepingmission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
Maj. Gen. Dao Xuan Lan, Chief of theMPS’s standing office for UN peacekeeping operations, reported that in 2022,the MPS sent four officers to engage in UN peacekeeping operations, includingone to the UN headquarters and three to UNMISS.
All the four have excellentlyfulfilled their duties; gradually affirmed the capacity, mettle,professionalism of the People’s Public Security officers; and helped populariseimages of Vietnam to the UN and international friends, he noted.
On August 12, the State Presidentsigned a decision to deploy three more officers to UNMISS, raising thenumber of those joining UN peacekeeping operations to seven.
Aside from individuals, the standing office will soon propose the deployment ofunits to peacekeeping operations, Lan went on.
MPS officials and officers at the decision presentation ceremony in Hanoi on August 16. (Photo: People's Public Security newspaper)
On behalf of the State President, MPS DeputyMinister Sen. Lt. Gen. Luong Tam Quang handed over the deployment decision tothe three officers.
He noted the continued deployment reflects the MPS’s effective performance of internationalduties, as well as great efforts by the MPS’s steering committee and standingoffice for UN peacekeeping operations and each officer in implementing the policyin this regard of the Party, the State, the Central Public Security PartyCommittee, and the MPS.
Congratulatingthe three newly deployed personnel, he said this is a great honour and pride ofeach officer and also their heavy responsibility towards the Party, the State, theCentral Public Security Party Committee, and the MPS.
The Deputy Minister expressed hisbelief that they will build on the achievements of Vietnam’s peacekeepingforce, uphold the sense of responsibility, and promote their mettle and wisdomto surmount difficulties and improve their capacity so as to fulfill theassigned tasks, thus helping popularise the image of Vietnam as a hospitable andpeace-loving country, and practically contributing to regional and internationalpeace and security./.
The Ministry of National Defence on July 27 held a ceremony to hand over the President’s decision to an officer who will take on United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) Mission in Abyei on the border of South Sudan and Sudan.
Engineering Unit Rotation 2 of Vietnam is going to leave for the UN peacekeeping mission in the Abyei region in the next few days, with about 300 tonnes of supplies to be brought along.
A see-off ceremony for Engineering Unit Rotation No 2 of Vietnam for the UN peacekeeping mission in the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) was held by the Ministry of Defence on August 8.
Vietnam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 2 left for Abyei on August 8 to carry out the peacekeeping mission of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei. Members of the unit are fully prepared to conduct their assigned duties and responsibilities.
Vietnam’s Military Engineering Unit Rotation 1 returned home on the morning of August 15 after successfully fulfilling its United Nations peacekeeping mission in Abyei, South Sudan. The Ministry of National Defence and the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations warmly welcomed them home in a ceremony at Noi Bai International Airport.
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Deputy Minister of Public Security Sen. Lt. Gen. Luong Tam Quang hands over the State President's deployment decision to the three police officers on August 16. (Photo: People's Public Security newspaper) 
MPS officials and officers at the decision presentation ceremony in Hanoi on August 16. (Photo: People's Public Security newspaper) 
