Vietnam - India bilateral exercise on UN peacekeeping

On November 4, the opening ceremony of the Vietnam-India Bilateral Exercise on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations 2024 (VINBAX 2024) took place at the headquarters of the 474th Engineer Brigade, Chandi Mandir, Haryana state, India.

Vietnamese Ambassador to India Nguyen Thanh Hai and Commander-in-Chief of Kharga Corps, Lieutenant General Rajesh Pushkar (Photo: PIB Delhi).

In his opening remarks, Kharga Corps Commander, Lieutenant General Rajesh Pushkar, stressed that the purpose of VINBAX is to promote cooperative partnership, promote interoperability and share best practices between the two sides under Chapter VI of the United Nations Charter on peacekeeping operations, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR). He believes that this is a landmark event in the history of strategic relations between India and Vietnam.

At the opening ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to India, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hai affirmed that VINBAX is a symbol of cooperation between the two countries' armies and has promoted the image of the two countries as responsible members of the world community. There is no better image than when soldiers of the two countries' armies study hard, train, and sweat on the training ground to bring peace and tranquility to areas devastated by conflict, war and violence in the world.

Ambassador Nguyen Thanh Hai said that in addition to professional activities, VINBAX 2024 is also an opportunity for soldiers from both sides to exchange and learn about each other's cultural, social and traditional heritage values. This will help strengthen the friendly relationship between the military forces, between the two countries and between the two peoples, while promoting personal relationships between officers and soldiers from both sides.

Officials and officers from Vietnam and India attend the opening ceremony of VINBAX 2024 (Photo: PIB Delhi).

Regarding the content of the exercise, Commander of the Training Center, Vietnam Peacekeeping Department, Colonel Luu Dinh Hien said that VINBAX has been continuously expanded, from the first exercise on the sand table in 2018 to a field exercise in 2022; from the deployment of military medicine and engineering in UN missions to the deployment of air force units and drones in VINBAX-2024.

According to Colonel Luu Dinh Hien, with the theme "Deployment and use of Engineers and Medical Teams in UN Peacekeeping Forces to build and promote positive military relations", VINBAX 2024 will take place as successfully as previous events.

VINBAX 2024 is expected to last until November 23.

Source: https://thoidai.com.vn/viet-nam-an-o-dien-tap-song-phuong-ve-gin-giu-hoa-binh-lien-hop-quoc-206899.html