NUR-SULTAN – The joint session of the chambers of the Kazakh Parliament permitted the proposal from President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to ship a peacekeeping contingent from Kazakhstan to the United Nations missions in Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Mali, stories the Kazakh Protection Ministry.
Kazakh peacekeepers. Photograph credit score: Kazakh Protection Ministry
The textual content of the deal with by President Tokayev was learn out by Minister of Protection, Colonel Common Ruslan Zhaksylykov. The assertion says that the latest occasions within the area and all over the world increase the significance of strengthening army coaching and buying sensible fight expertise.
Kazakhstan’s peacekeepers are anticipated to take part as workers officers, army observers, in addition to members of specialised medical, reconnaissance, engineering models and army police. However particulars in regards to the models, missions and dates of deployment can be decided solely after negotiations with the United Nations Secretariat.
In recent times, the assertion stated, there was a discount within the contingent of peacekeeping missions, and on the identical time, there’s a rising competitors amongst nations wishing to ship troops to take part in operations to take care of peace and safety.
Candidates for service within the mission are chosen on a voluntary foundation from amongst army officers of the Armed Forces who’ve obtained peacekeeping coaching. Sending the contingent on UN peacekeeping missions will assist them achieve fight expertise, and enhance the fight coaching of the Armed Forces.
Since 2014, 45 Kazakh officers have participated in UN missions in Western Sahara, Côte d’Ivoire and Lebanon as army observers and workers officers and since 2018, 520 Kazakh officers have participated within the UN Interim Drive in Lebanon mission as a part of a peacekeeping unit.
To this point, six officers serve within the UN missions in Western Sahara and 9 within the UN Interim Drive in Lebanon.
