PHNOM PENH, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Cambodian government has sent 51 soldiers from Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) to participate in the UN's peacekeeping training operation exercise in Mongolia entitled, "Khan Quest 2009", a Cambodian military source said on Saturday.
"The peacekeeping exercise is so important for our armed forces to join with other countries to keep the peaceful stability, security and order in the world," said Taing Sambun, Cambodia's director of Institute for Training Peacekeeping Forces, Mine and UXO clearance. The process of exercise will be lasted for three weeks.
"The Cambodian delegation was led by Gen. Meas Sophea, deputy commander-in-chief of RCAF and infantry commander," he said, adding "we have support from UN for joining this exercise," he noted.
It is a good cooperation between our country and other countries to share experiences and learned experience from each other about the strategies in peacekeeping in a country, he said.
"These forces will be used for reconciliation in a war-torn country, or a country which used to have internal conflict and a post-war country when the war ended," he added.
"The main role of the peacekeeping forces is to join to seek peace, stability and safety for people in the war-torn country," he stressed, adding "this exercise is not the military exercises but for peacekeeping for the UN's peacekeeping forces. It is a second time for Cambodia to participate multinational exercise in Mongolia and we become an active member," he said.
In a farewell ceremony on Friday, Moeung Samphan, secretary of state for national defense called the soldiers "to focus on training and learning from other partner's experiences and to prepare for joining other peacekeeping mission in other places in the future."
Khan Quest is a multinational training exercise with the goal of improving peace support operations. The exercise is hosted by the Mongolian Armed Forces and sponsored by the U.S. Pacific Command.
As part of the exercise, troops will conduct field exercises, humanitarian civic assistance training, medical readiness training and will take part in a peacekeeping operations seminar.
"The peacekeeping exercise is so important for our armed forces to join with other countries to keep the peaceful stability, security and order in the world," said Taing Sambun, Cambodia's director of Institute for Training Peacekeeping Forces, Mine and UXO clearance. The process of exercise will be lasted for three weeks.
"The Cambodian delegation was led by Gen. Meas Sophea, deputy commander-in-chief of RCAF and infantry commander," he said, adding "we have support from UN for joining this exercise," he noted.
It is a good cooperation between our country and other countries to share experiences and learned experience from each other about the strategies in peacekeeping in a country, he said.
"These forces will be used for reconciliation in a war-torn country, or a country which used to have internal conflict and a post-war country when the war ended," he added.
"The main role of the peacekeeping forces is to join to seek peace, stability and safety for people in the war-torn country," he stressed, adding "this exercise is not the military exercises but for peacekeeping for the UN's peacekeeping forces. It is a second time for Cambodia to participate multinational exercise in Mongolia and we become an active member," he said.
In a farewell ceremony on Friday, Moeung Samphan, secretary of state for national defense called the soldiers "to focus on training and learning from other partner's experiences and to prepare for joining other peacekeeping mission in other places in the future."
Khan Quest is a multinational training exercise with the goal of improving peace support operations. The exercise is hosted by the Mongolian Armed Forces and sponsored by the U.S. Pacific Command.
As part of the exercise, troops will conduct field exercises, humanitarian civic assistance training, medical readiness training and will take part in a peacekeeping operations seminar.
8 comments:
Cambodia sending all of their soldier outside the country, so, Thai/Viet can invade air, sea, lands....
7:51 AM
Thai/Viet can invade because you and your kind fleed the country and left your home behind. Who do you expect to protect your home if you yourself don't?
Ask what you can do for your country, not what you country can do for you.
bullshit, stop being ignorant. i think it's good that cambodia is participating in the UN peace keeping program worldwide. this is one of the ways we can learn about other countries all over the world. and it will open our eyes and will enhance our military capability and experience as everyone in the UN help to train each other. we all can learn from this experience. think smartly about it. it's not bad ideas at all. plus, the soldiers always come back home at the end, and they can talk about their experience overseas, etc... it is good for learning experiences, really! god bless cambodia.
Yes,there is nothing wrong to send some soldiers abroad.But these soldiers are brainless.They let themselves to be used by politicians to protect the party or individual instead of solely defending the country.SUCK.
1:48AM - why are you so disrespectful toward your fellow country men? May be you are the one who is brainless!
Smart foreign policy, PM Hun Sen. Please send ten thousands Khmer soldiers for UN missions in Afghanistan. There are so much to gains from such missions.
1) Cambodia will earn international friendship and recognition which will positively improve her international standing and diplomatic ties with Western powers. If we help the world to establish and maintain peace, chances are the world will do the same for us when we need them.
2) Young Cambodian soldiers will acquire field combat experiences and tactics from other countries such as US, Canada, Britain, ...etc as part of the international coalition forces. This is a unique opportunity, don’t miss it.
3) Cambodia soldiers could receive very generous pay and allowances from UN.
hey, i'm wary when i see political tone is involved here! hate is usually evolved from political differences. please be smart!
2:07AM,
No body disrespect our countrymen, but how do you feel when you see a group of men wearing army uniform intimidating the poor and the powerless citizen for their land at the order of their superior.It is sick to the stomach.
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