Eight more military officers will join United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions in the Central African Republic and South Sudan, bringing the total number of Vietnamese officers involved in UN peacekeeping activities to nearly 1,100, according to the Ministry of National Defense.

The eight officers attended State President Luong Cuong’s announcement of the decision to second them at a ceremony held by the ministry in Hanoi on Thursday.

These officers include Lt. Col. Bui Thi Minh Nguyet, Lt. Col. Nguyen Huy Tuan, Major Duy Van Son, Captain Le Van Chien, Lieutenant Nguyen Huyen Anh, Sr. Lt. Phung Minh Cuong, Major Le Thi Bich Ngoc, and Captain Vu Nguyet Anh.

Lt. Col. Nguyet will join the mission as a training staff officer, while Lt. Col. Tuan will oversee equipment management.

Major Son will handle operations, and Captain Chien will focus on intelligence analysis.

Lt. Anh will manage communications, and Sr. Lt. Cuong will take on intelligence duties.

The six officers will replace their predecessors, while Major Ngoc and Captain Anh will take on roles as a staff officer and a military observer, respectively.

According to the Ministry of National Defense’s Vietnam Peacekeeping Department, these officers were nominated and selected from the Navy, Air Defense - Air Force, Signal Corps, Hanoi Capital Command, Political Academy, and Army Officer School 1.

Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Minister of Defense Sr. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien congratulated the eight officers on their new assignments.

He urged all officers to uphold the Party's policies, comply with state laws, and adhere to UN regulations as well as the legal frameworks of the host countries.

Major General Pham Manh Thang, director of the Vietnam Peacekeeping Department, confirmed that preparations for the deployment of the eight officers were essentially complete and that they are ready to embark on their mission.

Since joining UN peacekeeping activities in 2014, Vietnam has seconded nearly 1,100 professional officers and soldiers to join missions as individuals and units, all of whom have fulfilled their assigned duties and responsibilities, according to the defense ministry. 

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