Vietnam to increase participation in peacekeeping operations
VOV.VN - As an active and responsible member of the UN and the wider international community, Vietnam will continue to intensify its participation in peacekeeping activities, including the police sector, in accordance with the principles of the UN Charter.
Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, made the statement at a meeting held on December 11 with Faisal Shahkar, UN Police Adviser, to discuss measures aimed at increasing the participation of Vietnamese police officers in the organisation's peacekeeping operations.
At the meeting, Ambassador Giang thanked the UN's Department of Peace Operations and Shahkar personally for the effective and active support in engaging in the nation’s peacekeeping activities, especially in terms of training and capacity building activities for police officers sent by the Ministry of Public Security.
The diplomat also expressed his nation's wish to participate more deeply and substantively in the UN' policy-making process in this field.
As part of the occasion of the Police Adviser's upcoming visit to Vietnam at the invitation of the Ministry of Public Security, Ambassador Giang expressed hope that the business trip will be a success as a means of contributing to shaping specific fields and activities that the two sides can step up co-operation in moving forward, including deploying a number of police officers to field missions and taking entrance exams to work at the UN headquarters.
This is along with technical support, making it possible for the Ministry of Public Security to become self-sufficient in training and education, thereby better meeting the requirements and needs of the UN in implementing peacekeeping operations.
Shahkar highly appreciated the nation’s active participation and good results in peacekeeping activities in general, as well as the police force's activities in particular, expressing a wish to continue closer co-operation with the country in this regard.
He therefore affirmed the UN’s Department of Peace Operations’ readiness to support the country to the best of its ability in the process of training, pre-feasibility testing, and assessment, as well as the process of deploying officers to the field.
