At the invitation of the Indian Ministry of Defense, a delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of Defense led by Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nghia, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, arrived in New Delhi to attend the Conference of Army Chiefs of Staff of countries sending military personnel to participate in the United Nations peacekeeping force.
According to a VNA correspondent in New Delhi, with the theme “Enhancing capacity and mobilizing resources for sustainable UN peacekeeping operations,” this is the first time such a conference has been held to create a forum for Chiefs of Army Staff of participating countries to enhance dialogue, mutual understanding and propose cooperation initiatives on UN peacekeeping.
In his speech at the conference, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nghia stated: “Vietnam affirms its consistent policy and strong commitment to participating in United Nations peacekeeping activities, considering this one of the important contents demonstrating international responsibility as well as an independent, self-reliant, peaceful, cooperative and development foreign policy. Vietnam emphasizes that to achieve sustainable peace, the international community needs to join hands to improve the lives of people in areas affected by conflict and war, support them to restore confidence, stabilize their lives and build lasting peace. In addition to always completing its tasks excellently and caring about people's lives, Vietnam also stands out in increasing the proportion of women participating in United Nations peacekeeping activities.”
On this occasion, the Vietnamese side proposed a number of solutions to promote the effectiveness of the United Nations peacekeeping force, including: Focusing on force preparation, enhancing training and education for forces participating in the United Nations peacekeeping mission, fully and comprehensively equipping to ensure adaptation to the increasingly demanding working environment of the mission, promoting the effectiveness of working in the multilateral international environment; Promoting international cooperation in research and sharing experiences to support capacity building, promoting the application of science and technology, including digital technology and artificial intelligence (AI), ensuring the safe adaptation of the United Nations peacekeeping force; Integrating security and environmental protection factors into the process of applying technology to ensure that United Nations peacekeeping operations are effective, sustainable and long-term.

According to Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nghia, Vietnam always adheres to the "Four Nos" defense policy: Not participating in military alliances; Not allying with one country to fight another; Not allowing foreign countries to set up military bases in Vietnam or use Vietnamese territory to fight other countries; Not using force or threatening to use force in international relations.
During the conference, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nghia paid a courtesy call to Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and had a bilateral meeting with General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of Staff of the Indian Army.
At the meetings, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nghia emphasized: “On the basis of the traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and India, bilateral defense cooperation has been continuously promoted, achieving many substantive results, in which cooperation in UN peacekeeping continues to be a bright spot in the defense cooperation between the two countries in general and between the two Army forces in particular. In addition, the two sides have effectively implemented cooperation in areas such as delegation exchanges at all levels, cooperation mechanisms such as Army Staff Officer Consultations, young officer exchanges; training; providing non-refundable aid packages...”.
Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nghia respectfully thanked the Indian Army for supporting the implementation of the project to build an information technology system at the Military Software Park/Nha Trang University of Information and Communications, using a non-refundable aid package from the Government of India. To date, this project has been basically completed and put into operation, contributing to enhancing the effectiveness of the school's research and teaching.
Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nghia believes that the potential for cooperation between the two armies is still very large; he suggested that the two sides continue to coordinate closely to effectively implement areas such as delegation exchanges at all levels, training, United Nations peacekeeping, and at the same time study the possibility of cooperation in other areas such as cyber security, military medicine, search and rescue, etc.
In response, the leaders of the Ministry of National Defense and the Indian Army highly appreciated the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and India, and acknowledged the positive results in bilateral defense cooperation in general and army cooperation in particular; affirmed that in the coming time, the two sides will continue to promote cooperation in the field of United Nations peacekeeping, exchange delegations of young officers and lecturers as well as strengthen cooperation in strategic research, contributing to further deepening the traditional friendship, trust and substantive cooperation between the two armies.
Earlier, in his opening speech at the conference, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix highly appreciated the great contributions of UN peacekeeping forces in helping many countries achieve stability, protect the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians and build national capacity. However, he also emphasized that in the context of increasingly deteriorating global security, this force needs to be strengthened to respond to new challenges such as climate change, terrorism and the negative impact of digital technology.
Sharing the same view with Mr. Lacroix, General Dwivedi also stressed the importance of strengthening international cooperation to maintain peace in the volatile global context.
He said that UN peacekeeping forces need to adapt to new challenges such as disruptive technology, hybrid warfare and disinformation, and must improve their deployment and coordination capabilities. Mr. Dwivedi affirmed that India is committed to continue contributing positively to the UN mission, sharing technology, experience and best practices to strengthen global peace.

Also within the framework of the conference, Indian Defense Minister Singh called for enhanced consultation, cooperation, coordination and capacity building as a guiding principle for United Nations peacekeeping operations.
He stressed that missions are now facing complex challenges such as terrorism, asymmetric conflicts, humanitarian crises and disinformation, which require more flexible and innovative approaches.
Mr. Singh urged countries with strong technological and financial capabilities to support with manpower, logistics and technical innovations to make the missions safer and more effective. He also affirmed India’s long-term commitment to contributing troops, promoting gender equality and sharing expertise to strengthen the global peace mission.
The conference, which took place from October 13-18, brought together senior military leaders from 32 countries that play an important role in UN peacekeeping operations, reflecting the spirit of “The world is one family”./.
Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/viet-nam-de-xuat-giai-phap-tang-cuong-hieu-qua-cua-luc-luong-gin-giu-hoa-binh-post1070695.vnp
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