ISLAMABAD: A multi-national UN peacekeeping field training exercise being hosted by China kicked off on Monday, the Chinese Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Soldiers from Pakistan, China, Mongolia and Thailand are participating in Shared Destiny-2021 at the Queshan County in Henan province, which will run until September 15.
The personnel will be trained in battlefield reconnaissance, vigilance and patrol, armed escort, protection of civilians, response to violent and terrorist attacks, the establishment of temporary operating bases, battlefield rescue and epidemic control — the basic operations of UN peacekeeping missions.
The exercise is said to be the first multilateral UN peacekeeping field training exercise organised by the Chinese military.
It “aims to respond to the UN’s ‘Action for Peacekeeping’ initiative […] and to promote practical cooperation among troop-contributing countries to make concerted efforts in enhancing the peacekeeping standby forces’ capability of carrying out tasks,” said the readout.
