Xinhua News Agency, Beirut, July 29 (Ding Wendong, Huang Liming) The 19th batch of Chinese peacekeeping troops to Lebanon stated on the 29th that 210 officers and soldiers of its first echelon had returned home safely and arrived in Kunming on the same day.
Since officially taking office in August last year, in the face of the severe situation of Lebanon’s political turmoil, the continued new crown epidemic, and frequent border conflicts between Lebanon and Israel, the 19th batch of Chinese peacekeeping troops to Lebanon have insisted on advocating "loyalty to the motherland, fulfilling mission, and demonstrating national prestige "The spirit of peacekeeping, accomplishing various tasks assigned by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to high standards, using practical actions to demonstrate China's strength and shape China's image.
Since its deployment, the 19th batch of peacekeeping troops to Lebanon has completed high-standard tasks such as maintenance of the "Blue Line" channel and mine clearance, engineering construction and maintenance, medical assistance, and humanitarian assistance, including the first time to go out of the mission area to the Beirut port to carry out the big explosion Post-disaster assistance missions include completing 62 channel surveys on the "Blue Line" and 106 blue barrels and channel maintenance tasks, completing the construction tasks of the Lianli Project, and receiving more than 3,600 patients in total.
In addition, the peacekeeping forces have completed more than 20 activities such as donations of epidemic prevention materials, construction assistance, and people-to-people exchanges, displaying a three-dimensional, vivid and comprehensive image of China and winning widespread praise.
The commander of UNIFIL, Major General Del Kerr, said: "Thank you for your sincere dedication, outstanding work ability, and noble humanitarian spirit of the Chinese peacekeeping troops. You have demonstrated the good looks of China and the Chinese military." Because of the outstanding job tasks, 410 All the officers and soldiers were awarded the United Nations "Peace Medal".
It is reported that the officers and soldiers of the second echelon plan to return to China on the 18th of next month.