PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, July 29 (Bernama) -- Cambodia on Friday morning dispatched a group of 32 soldiers to take part in the multi-national military exercise 2011 in Mongolia from July 29 to August 13.
Speaking at the Phnom Penh International Airport before departure, Choeun Chamnith, a battalion commander at the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, who leads the mission team, said that the participation would give chance to Cambodian troops to exchange knowledge and skills with other countries' soldiers.
"It will help upgrade our troops' capacity in military skills, rescue and humanitarian activities," Xinhua news agency quoted Chamnith as saying.
He said the participation is a part of international peacekeeping operations under the framework of the United Nations and it reflects cooperation among countries in the region in peacekeeping efforts.
The participating countries in the Mongolia's exercise are Cambodia, United States of America, Canada, India, China, Japan, Singapore, Russia and Vietnam.
This was the third time Cambodia has sent troops to join exercises in Mongolia.
3 comments:
Now that Cambodia is in trouble at Preah Vihear, how many foreign troops can we expect to come to our rescue ?
So far, none, zip, nada.
Don't worry, we have plenty of Vietcong in Cambodia.
The Mongolia was one of huge and
powerful empire.
Now it has two Mongolia states:
the Mongolia(independent state)
and the Inside Mongolia(under China
control).
So,the nation grows and dies out;
the empires arise and wipe out.
This is the law of nature.
Will Mongolia become an empire
again?
Who knows!
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