Vietnamese, Japanese sappers share peacekeeping experience
The UN peacekeeping sapper units of Vietnam and Japan have been exchanging experiences under a programme that officially kicked off in Hanoi on August 21.
During the programme that runs during August 20-24, Vietnamese and Japanese peacekeeping sappers will brief each other on their operations. (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The UN peacekeeping sapper units of Vietnam and Japan have beenexchanging experiences under a programme that officially kicked off in Hanoi onAugust 21.
During theprogramme that runs during August 20-24, the two sides will brief each other ontheir operations and share expertise in implementing specific tasks andactivities, coordinating with other concerned parties in localities, andhandling difficult situations.
They alsotalked today about the orientations of cooperation in UN peacekeepingoperations between Vietnam and Japan for the time to come.
In his openingremarks, Colonel Hoang Kim Phung, Director of the Vietnam PeacekeepingDepartment, said cooperation amongst UN peacekeeping operations is one of thecontent topics that drew the attention of both defence ministries.
The sharing ofexperience in peacekeeping operations by Japanese sappers would be practicaland valuable support for Vietnam, especially at a time when the country isstepping up efforts to deploy a peacekeeping sapper unit to a mission in 2020,Phung added.
Joining the UNpeacekeeping operations is a dominant policy of the Vietnamese State,Government, and army, which aims to prove Vietnam as a prestigious, active, andresponsible member of the international community, contributing to maintainingsecurity, stability, and peace around the world.
NozomuYamashita, from the JapaneseMinistry of Defence’s Bureau of Defence Policy, spoke highly of the effortsby the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence in deploying UN peacekeepingforces, sharing his hope that with their knowledge and capacity, the Vietnameseofficers will successfully complete their tasks in UN missions.
Japan has sent sappers to UN peacekeeping missions in Cambodia, GolanHeights, Timor-Leste, Haiti, and South Sudan. –VNA
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Stronger efforts and determination are required to achieve and surpass the set targets, especially in the eradication of makeshift and dilapidated houses nationwide, the acceleration of public investment disbursement, and the implementation of nationally important transport projects, PM Pham Minh Chinh noted.
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Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
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Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien welcomed the proposals put forward by the US side and reiterated Vietnam’s request for consideration of key areas of interest, including reciprocal tariff policies and access for Vietnamese key export products to the US market.
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During the programme that runs during August 20-24, Vietnamese and Japanese peacekeeping sappers will brief each other on their operations. (Source: VNA) 
