THE UN Peacekeeping Officer Course, jointly organized by the Myanmar Tatmadaw and Indian Armed Forces, was opened at the Parkroyal Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday afternoon.
The course is being conducted with the aim of enabling officers and other ranks of the Myanmar Tatmadaw to comprehensively know the duties and obligations of the peacekeeping process of the United Nations.
The opening ceremony was also attended by senior Tatmadaw officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief, the commander of Nay Pyi Taw Command, Ambassador of India to Myanmar Mr Abhay Thakur, Defence Attaches, officer instructors of the Indian Armed Forces, officer trainees of the Myanmar Tatmadaw and officials.
Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services and Commander-in-Chief (Army) General Kyaw Swa Lin and officials observed the documents related to the participation of the Indian Armed Forces in the UN Peacekeeping process, and the records on joint exercises in the training of the UN peacekeeping process between the Myanmar and Indian armed forces. Officials conducted them around the displays.
The General delivered an opening address while the Indian Ambassador made a speech.
The General and attendees watched a video clip on “Indian Army Contribution to the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations”. The leader of the training instructor from the Centre for United Nations Peacekeeping (CUNPK) of India reported on the objective of the training course and the exercise in the UN peacekeeping process.
The General, the Indian Ambassador and the leader of the training instructor exchanged commemorative gifts.
It is the ninth training in which 30 officers from Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) will attend. They will be lectured on the history of the UN peacekeeping process, the organizational setup, rules and undertakings, the ethics of UN peacekeeping forces, the protection for civilians and children, the military-civilian cooperation, patrolling, the serving the convoy security, the construction of the base for the company, and the Blue Helmet exercise in practical and theoretical processes. It will last till 22 May. — MNA/TTA
