Hanoi, March 27 -- The Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony in Hanoi on March 27 to present decisions of the State President and the Minister of National Defence assigning two officers to undertake duties at the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) and the European Union Training Mission (EUTM).

This marks the first time Vietnam has deployed an officer to serve as joint military operations officer at UNISFA.

Accordingly, Lieut. Col. Nguyen Ngoc Linh was appointed as a joint military operations officer at UNISFA, a position the UN has invited Vietnam to take part in for the first time, reflecting its confidence in and high regard for the capabilities of Vietnam's peacekeeping forces. Lieut. Col. Tran Thai Son ...