Deputy Defence Minister holds virtual meeting with UN Under-Secretary General
VGP - Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Minister of National Defense, asked the UN on July 10 to offer support to peacekeepers whose missions were extended due to COVID-19, including those from Viet Nam, during a virtual meeting with Atul Khare, UN Under-Secretary General for Field Support.
July 10, 2020 7:09 PM GMT+7
Vinh highlighted Vietnamese peacekeepers’ COVID-19 relief efforts in Africa, saying they have also helped local children study and taught local people about good personal hygiene to prevent the transmission of the disease.
The force has also produced and given away face masks to international colleagues and local citizens to fight the pandemic, he added.
The official said Viet Nam is actively preparing for the third Level-2 field hospital to replace the one in South Sudan.
Khare, for his part, congratulated Viet Nam on its success in containing the virus, saying he also appreciated the hospital’s contributions to the local coronavirus response.
He said he expects Viet Nam will ramp up such activities to further support the UN Mission in South Sudan.
The UN official suggested the two sides take necessary steps to enhance the preparedness of Vietnamese military engineers, who received intensive training for the peacekeeping mission the African country.
The two officials later discussed the organization of a conference on women and UN peacekeeping missions and a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM ) initiated by Viet Nam./. VNA
The force has also produced and given away face masks to international colleagues and local citizens to fight the pandemic, he added.
The official said Viet Nam is actively preparing for the third Level-2 field hospital to replace the one in South Sudan.
Khare, for his part, congratulated Viet Nam on its success in containing the virus, saying he also appreciated the hospital’s contributions to the local coronavirus response.
He said he expects Viet Nam will ramp up such activities to further support the UN Mission in South Sudan.
The UN official suggested the two sides take necessary steps to enhance the preparedness of Vietnamese military engineers, who received intensive training for the peacekeeping mission the African country.
The two officials later discussed the organization of a conference on women and UN peacekeeping missions and a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM ) initiated by Viet Nam./. VNA
