Việt Nam to commit 268 military engineers to UN peacekeeping forces

February 19,ti so tran mu 2019 - 09:00

Việt Nam is preparing a contingency of 268 military engineers to be sent to war-torn South Sudan as the next step of its commitment to UN peacekeeping efforts, deputy defence minister Nguyễn Chí Vịnh said.

General Nguyễn Chí Vịnh, deputy minister of defence, made instructions at a meeting held on Monday in Hà Nội by the defence ministry’s steering committee on Việt Nam’s commitment to UN peacekeeping efforts. — VNA/VNS Photo Dương Giang