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President holds online meeting with peacekeepers
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On February 16, President of Mongolia and Commander-in-Chief of
the Mongolian Armed Forces Kh.Battulga held an online meeting with Mongolian
peacekeepers, who are serving in peacekeeping operations in the Republic of
South Sudan and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
At the outset of the meeting, President Kh.Battulga delivered
greetings of the Lunar New Year to the peacekeepers. The President said “I am
expressing gratitude as the Commander-in-Chief of the Mongolian Armed Forces
and on behalf the people of Mongolia to you, all military
personnel on fulfilling your duties successfully in an extremely difficult and
risky situation of the pandemic. You, military servicemen, are an inseparable
part of the national security and multi-pillar foreign policy of Mongolia. With
successful daily performance of your duties, your home country’s security is
being strengthened.”
Following the President’s address, administrator of the military
team serving in the UNMISS peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, Colonel
D.Enkhbaatar, administrator of the military team serving in the “Decisive
Support” mission in Afghanistan, Deputy Colonel M.Tuvshinjargal and
administrator of the military team performing duties in collaboration with the
Federal Republic of Germany, Deputy Colonel G.Amartuvshin made reports
respectively on the condition of their mission areas and operations.
As reported by Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of
Mongolia, Colonel General D.Ganzorig, military personnel of the Mongolian Armed
Forces have been serving in UN peacekeeping in 12 countries and regions since
2002 including Iraq, Afghanistan, Georgia, Kosovo, Ethiopia-Eritrea, Chad,
Western Sahara, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan’s Darfur region,
the Republic of South Sudan and Sudan’s Abyei region and the Republic of Yemen.
As of February 1, 2021, a total of 19,300 military servants have been deployed.
Since 2006, over 700 female officers, first sergeants have
served in the UN peacekeeping operations as a staff officer, military observer
and military team member and Mongolia stands at 17th out of 126 countries with
its number of female peacekeepers.
As of February 15, 2021,
1,116 military servicemen in total are fulfilling duties in seven operations.
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