Vietnam, India hold joint peacekeeping exercise
Tuesday, December 19, 2023, 16:01 GMT+7
Vietnamese and Indian military forces jointly participated in a peacekeeping exercise in Hanoi on Monday as part of the ongoing Vietnam-India Bilateral Army Exercise (VINBAX) 2023, held in the Vietnamese capital from December 11 to 21.
The field exercise, which was attended by Senior Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan, deputy chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, was aimed at equipping engineering and military medical forces with skills needed for UN peacekeeping operations.
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| Senior Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan (first row, L, 4th), deputy chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, attends a peacekeeping exercise in Hanoi, December 18, 2023. Photo: Thuy Du / Tuoi Tre |
The peacekeepers at the event were required to build barracks, disperse protesters, give emergency treatment to injured UN staff members, and conduct air medical evacuations.
Colonel Aseem Gupta, head of the Indian army delegation, said this marked the fourth joint peacekeeping exercise between Vietnam and India and the second field drill on peacekeeping between the two countries’ militaries.
Compared to the first edition organized in 2018 in India, this year's peacekeeping exercise featured an elevated level, incorporating additional field training exercises.
Colonel Gupta emphasized that the primary lesson gleaned from this field exercise is the potential for close cooperation between Vietnamese and Indian peacekeepers.
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| Senior Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan, deputy chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, presents flowers to peacekeepers participating in the field exercise in Hanoi, December 18, 2023. Photo: Thuy Du / Tuoi Tre |
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