A ceremony to open the UN Peacekeeping Officer Course jointly organized by Myanmar Tatmadaw and Indian Armed Forces took place at Parkroyal Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning.

The training course aims to enable officers and other ranks from Myanmar Tatmadaw to know their duties and functions in the UN Peacekeeping process.

Vice-Chairman of the State Administration Council, Deputy Prime Minister, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Soe Win delivered an opening address. Ambassador of India to Myanmar, Mr Abhay Thakur, also made an opening speech.

An officer instructor from Centre for United Nations Peacekeeping (CUNPK) of India reported on the participation of India in UN Peacekeeping Operations through a PowerPoint presentation.

The Vice-Senior General and party had documentary photos taken together with officer instructors and trainees.

It was the 8th course of its kind. During the period from 2016 to 2019, a total of 130 officers and 84 other ranks attended the courses. A total of 30 officers will attend this course. The training features the history of UN Peacekeeping Operations, organizational setup, operations under rules, codes of ethic for UN Peacekeeping troops, protection for civilians and children, military-civilian cooperation, patrolling, convoy escort measures, construction of the company base, and Blue Helmet exercise theoretically and practically. It will last up to 1 August.

Also, present at the ceremony were senior Tatmadaw officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief, the commander of Nay Pyi Taw Command, military attachés, officer instructors from the Indian Armed Forces and officer trainees from the Myanmar Tatmadaw and officials.

MNA/TTA

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