Hanoi (VNA), Sept. 3 -- The Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence have viewed personnel training for UN peacekeeping operations as a necessary preparation, a high-ranking military officer has affirmed.

Major General Hoang Kim Phung, Director of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations, told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) that over the past eight years, his department and the defence ministry as well have paid due attention to the training work and the UN side has been satisfied with Vietnam's performance in this regard.

The training focuses on survival and engineering skills, military medical issues and combat capacity, he said, adding that officers have been equipped with knowledge about defence diplo...