20th Chinese peacekeeping force to Lebanon awarded UN peace medal

Drive Commander of the United Nations Interim Drive in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Main Common Aroldo Lázaro pins a UN Peace Medal on a service member of the twentieth Chinese language peacekeeping pressure to Lebanon on July 1, 2022. (xuexijuntuan)

BEIRUT, July 4 — On July 1, native time, all 410 peacekeepers of the twentieth Chinese language peacekeeping pressure to Lebanon had been awarded the UN peace medals by the United Nations Interim Drive in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in recognition of their excellent contributions to the peace and stability of the southern Lebanon area throughout the mission interval.

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Drive Commander Main Common Aroldo Lázaro, Qian Minjian, Chinese language Ambassador to Lebanon, representatives of the Lebanese Authorities and Armed Forces, in addition to representatives of UNIFIL forces from different international locations attended the medal-awarding ceremony within the barracks of the Chinese language peacekeeping pressure situated in southern Lebanon.

Main Common Lázaro pinned the UN peace medals on the uniform of representatives of the Chinese language peacekeepers. “You’re excellent army individuals and have nicely represented China and the Chinese language army!” He mentioned that the Chinese language peacekeepers have efficiently accomplished duties of mine and explosive clearance, engineering development and medical assist, taking part in a key function in sustaining peace and stability in southern Lebanon and the tranquility of native folks’s life.

The twentieth Chinese language peacekeeping pressure to Lebanon consists of a multi-functional engineering contingent, a development engineering contingent and a medical contingent. Since deployed to the mission space in August 2021, the multi-functional engineering contingent has cleared 7,599 sq. meters of minefields with 2,122 mines found and disposed of, and 28 blue barrels refurbished alongside the Blue Line. The development engineering contingent has accomplished 67 duties with excessive requirements together with the development of air protection bunkers and commonplace fences; and the medical contingent has served greater than 4,000 UN personnel and native folks, and made seven donations of medicines and medical provides price greater than RMB 170,000 to native Lebanese communities, having received broad acclaim from the UNIFIL and native folks.