Hanoi (VNA), Nov. 27 -- UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix on November 26 visited the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations (VDPO) under the Ministry of Defence as part of his visit to Vietnam to co-chair the International Conference on Women with the UN Peacekeeping Operations.

Meeting with the guest, Director of the department Maj. Gen. Hoang Kim Phung stated that Vietnam always appreciates the UN's efforts and support in promoting bilateral relations with Vietnam, especially with the VDPO in joining UN peacekeeping activities.

According to the Vietnamese officer, since officially participating in UN peacekeeping activities in 2014, Vietnam has sent more than 500 officers and soldiers of the Vi...