Phnom Penh (FN), March 30 – Cambodia has sent 80 blue berets, 4 females, to serve peacekeeping mission in Mali.

The send-off ceremony was held on Friday at Phnom Penh International Airport, presided over by General Sem Sovanney, director-general of the National Center for Peacekeeping Forces, Mine, and ERW Clearance.

According to the General, 309 Cambodian blue berets are currently on mission in Mali, divided into two expertise, including demining and airport maintenance. This is the fifth time that Cambodia sent the peacekeeping force to Mali under the UN framework.

Since 2006, Cambodia has sent approximately 5,000 Cambodian peacekeepers, including over 200 women to participate in 10 missions in eight countries, such as Sudan, South Sudan, South Africa, Central African Republic, Lebanon, Syria, Cyprus, and Mali, making Cambodia the second largest among ASEAN Member States to send forces under UN framework, according to General Sem Sovanney.
=FRESH NEWS