The Ministry of National Defence held the first meeting of the Steering Committee for making a proposal on the building of a law on participation in the United Nations peacekeeping operations in Hanoi on June 9.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Level-4 Field Hospital No.2 at the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) debuted a flagpole on May 17 in celebration of the 133rd birthday of President Ho Chi Minh that falls on May 19.

VOV.VN - The nation always values friendly relations and strategic partnership with Australia, a long-standing traditional partner and one of the countries forming comprehensive strategic partnership with ASEAN.

VOV.VN - Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General for South Sudan and Head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), on March 3 appreciated the active and effective contributions, creativeness and efforts to overcome difficulties of medical officers and soldiers of the level-2 field hospital and peacekeepers of Vietnam at the UNMISS.

The President’s decisions to send seven additional military officers to UN peacekeeping missions were handed over to the officers during a ceremony held by the Ministry of National Defence on February 7.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Engineering Unit Rotation No. 2 participating in the ongoing UN peacekeeping mission in Abyei made its debut on December 27 at an announcement ceremony.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the 78th National Public Security Conference that opened in Hanoi on December 19, saying that the force has greatly contributed to Vietnam’s achievements this year.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense of Australia Richard Marles proposed increasing defense-security between Australia and Vietnam, while meeting with Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue in Canberra on November 30.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is always appreciative of the UN’s efforts and support in reinforcing bilateral relations with the country, especially with the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations (VDPO) in joining UN peacekeeping activities.

The Defence Ministry handed over the President’s decisions to seven army officers to work at UN peacekeeping missions at a ceremony on November 24.