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(KPL/VNA) - Cambodia is hosting the first multinational operational exercise at the Humanitarian Mine Action Field within the framework of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus under the theme “Pure Homeland-2023”.
(KPL/VNA) -
Cambodia is hosting the first multinational operational exercise at the
Humanitarian Mine Action Field within the framework of the ASEAN Defence
Ministers’ Meeting-Plus under the theme “Pure Homeland-2023”.
The
first-of-its-kind multinational event, which will last for 10 days, began on September
13 at the National Peacekeeping Forces Training Centre in Phnom Sruoch district
of Kampong Speu province, with the participation of 450 officers and soldiers
from 14 countries.
General Sem
Sovanny, Vice Chairman of the National Committee and Director General of
Cambodia's National Peacekeeping Training Centre, said that though the centre
has hosted several events, it is for the time that it is hosting an
international training exercise on humanitarian mine action field.
This is the
first time Cambodia has hosted the exercise, co-chaired by the Chinese People’s
Liberation Army. The multinational exercise was carefully designed to exchange
experiences under the auspices of the Chinese Friends and the 14-nation
multinational forces, namely Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India,
Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Laos, the Philippines, Russia,
Singapore, the US, and Vietnam.
This exercise
will be an important contribution to the journey towards a landmine-free
Cambodia in 2025, especially in support of Hun Sen’s initiative to “provide
safe land, create a smile”.
During the
training, participants will have a study tour to potential tourist sites in
Cambodia as well as humanitarian work in addition to training in the field.
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