The Ministry of National Defence on July 26 handed over the State President’s decisions to two officers who will join the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).

Vietnam’s second sapper unit for United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations stepped out at a ceremony held by the Ministry of National Defence in Hanoi on December 27.

UN experts are providing training on capacity building pre-deployment for Vietnamese peacekeeping forces in Hanoi.

Vietnam is ready to dispatch forces to take part in the UN peacekeeping missions whenever requested, an officer has said.