Deputy Defense Minister receives UNDP representative

(Bqp.vn) - Deputy Minister of Defense Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh hosted a reception for Kamal Malhotra, Resident Coordinator and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative to Vietnam, in Hanoi on November 15.

At the reception. (photo: Nguyen Hai)

At the event, they discussed several issues relating to an international conference on improving Vietnam’s peacekeeping capacity co-chaired by Vietnam and the UNDP in the coming time.

Joining the UN peacekeeping force is a long-term strategy of Vietnam, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh affirmed, stressing that the conference will help Vietnam outline its rational policy in participating in the force in the coming time.

The Ministry of National Defense will continue close coordination with the UNDP in Vietnam in the fields of official training and post-war consequence recovery.

Kamal Malhotra, for his part, congratulated Vietnam for successfully implementing the first level-2 field hospital in South Sudan, while lauding the country’s meticulous preparation for the international conference.

Vietnam has previously sent many individuals to join global peacekeeping efforts who were later complimented by leaders of UN Missions in South Sudan and Central Africa for their professional and prompt response to urgent situations.

(Source: VNA)