(Aun Chhengpor/VOA Khmer)
PHNOM PENH, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Thursday dispatched a new batch of 73 peacekeepers, including 34 females, to join United Nations peacekeeping missions in the war-torn African nation of South Sudan.
Gen. Sem Sovanny, director-general of the National Center for Peacekeeping Forces, said it was the 12th time that the country has sent its blue helmet troops to South Sudan to replace the 11th batch, whose one-year mission had come to an end.
The peacekeepers included airport engineers, deminers and military medics, he said, advising them to strictly comply with the UN rules and disciplines, the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces code of ethics, and the host country's laws.
"It's essential for you all to forge good relations with the host country and people, respecting their culture, tradition and custom," he said at the send-off ceremony held at the Phnom Penh International Airport.
The Southeast Asian nation first sent troops overseas on the UN peacekeeping missions in 2006. ■
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