UN Under-Secretary-General visits Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations
(VOVWORLD) - UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix on Saturday visited the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations as part of his visit to Vietnam to co-chair the International Conference on Women with the UN Peacekeeping Operations.
 UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Director of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations Hoang Kim Phung. |
Lacroix said he was impressed by Vietnam’s success in UN peace keeping activities and pledged to promote his role as a bridge to further strengthen the UN-Vietnam cooperation, especially in UN peacekeeping.
He praised the Department for chairing and coordinating with international partners to successfully organise international training courses on peacekeeping, towards the goal of becoming a regional-class peacekeeping training centre.
Director of the Department Maj. Gen. Hoang Kim Phung stated that Vietnam has sent more than 500 officers and soldiers to UN peacekeeping missions.