At the event (Photo: VNA)

Themed “Indo-Pacific Actions Supporting United Nations Action-for-Peace Initiative (A4P) Improving Performance in Peace Operations”, the event aims at creating a forum connecting the member countries, helping them consolidate resources to back the A4P.

It is also a chance to affirm the role and responsibility of Vietnam – the current AAPTC Chair, increase its international peacekeeping position in the Asia-Pacific region, and contribute to improving the efficiency of regional member countries in UN peacekeeping missions.

At the meeting (Photo: VNA)

Through the event, Vietnam expects to improve its organising of international peacekeeping events and realising the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations’s goal of building a training facility to regional and international standards.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army and deputy head of the Defence Ministry’s Steering Committee on Participation in UN Peacekeeping Operations, said that the Vietnamese ministry appreciates the significance of the meeting and workshop, as they offer a valuable opportunity for Vietnam and other member countries to share experiences, initiatives, and measures to overcome difficulties, especially challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; strengthen cooperation to improve the quality of training and personnel for joining the UN’s peacekeeping missions.