VOV.VN - The country does not send its armed forces to engage in peacekeeping operations to serve the intentions of other countries or non-state actors, and does not harm friendly or host nations, said Major General, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hong Quan, former Deputy Director of the Institute for Defence Strategy in a recent interview granted to a VOV reporter on the occasion of the International Day of UN Peacekeepers.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations (VDPO) under the Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony on May 27 in Hanoi to mark the 10th anniversary of its traditional day (May 27, 2014 - 2024) and receive the third-class Fatherland Protection Order.

VOV.VN -To date Vietnam has sent more than 800 officers to three UN peacekeeping missions and the UN Headquarters.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations under the Ministry of National Defence on May 13 opened a training course for United Nations staff officers with the support of the US Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI).

VOV.VN - A smart camp built by the Vietnamese engineers who are taking on a UN peacekeeping mission in Abyei between Sudan and South Sudan was inaugurated at Highway base on May 7.

Vietnamese peacekeeping forces are developing strongly, contributing to affirming Vietnam’s role in the world arena and demonstrating Vietnam’s efforts and commitments to joining UN peacekeeping operations and building global peace and security.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony on April 8 to present the President’s decision to send three military officers to the UN peacekeeping missions in the Central African Republic, South Sudan, and Abyei.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen Hoang Xuan Chien received newly-appointed Cambodian Military Attaché in Vietnam Maj. Gen. Leang Sovannara in Hanoi on March 27.

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).

VOV.VN - Japan’s Vice Minister of Defence for International Affairs Serizawa Kiyoshi visited the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations in Hanoi on February 27, during which both sides looked into co-operation opportunities in UN peacekeeping moving forward.