A United Nations staff officer training course kicked off at the Hanoi-based Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations on March 11 within the framework of Canada's Military Training and Cooperation Programme (MTCP).
At the opening ceremony of the UN staff officer training course. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A United Nations staffofficer training course kicked off at the Hanoi-based Vietnam Department ofPeacekeeping Operations on March 11 within the framework of Canada's MilitaryTraining and Cooperation Programme (MTCP).
Lieutenant General Nguyen Trong Binh, Deputy Chiefof the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA), and CanadianAmbassador to Vietnam Shawn Steil co-chaired the opening ceremony.
With the participation of 64 lecturers, coordinators,and officers, the course will equip the staff officers with professional knowledgeand skills.
It is also set to raise Vietnam’s capacity fororganising intensive international training courses on UN peacekeeping operationsand developing a contingent of UN peacekeeping lecturers, and strengthen thefriendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Canada and internationalpartners in this regard.
In his remarks, Binh highlighted the whole-hearted,valuable support from Canada to Vietnam in the preparation and deployment offorces for UN peacekeeping operations over the past 10 years, especially intraining.
This is the first training of its kind co-organised byVietnam and Canada, and the fourth intensive international training course onUN peacekeeping jointly held in Vietnam by the two countries, he added.
For his part, Steil emphasised the Vietnam-Canadacooperation in peacekeeping with the signing of a memorandum of understandingin 2023, saying the course further demonstrates their growing collaboration inthis field./.
The year of 2023 has continued to witness Vietnam’s practical and effective contributions to United Nations peacekeeping operations, helping to affirm the country’s image as a dynamic, active and responsible member of the international community.
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At the opening ceremony of the UN staff officer training course. (Photo: VNA) 
