Dhaka committed to uphold int'l peace, security
Says president
President Zillur Rahman yesterday said Bangladesh, as a peace-loving country, is always committed to upholding the international peace and security.
The president made the remark while inaugurating the four-day-long 16th Annual Conference of International Association of Peacekeeping Training Centres (IAPTC) in the city's Radisson Hotel.
Defence Adviser to the Prime Minister Maj Gen (retd) Tarique Ahmed Siddique and Chief of Army Staff General M Abdul Mubeen spoke at the programme, organised by Bangladesh Army in collaboration with Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training (BIPSOT).
Addressing the function, Zillur mentioned in conformity with the spirit of the constitution, Bangladesh has always responded positively to the United Nations' call for strengthening world peace and stability.
He said with professionalism and perseverance Bangladesh peacekeepers have set an excellent professional mark worldwide and so far, Bangladesh has taken part in 45 peacekeeping missions in 30 different countries.
“Now, we are the highest troops-contributing country in the world. The contributions of our peacekeepers are highly acclaimed globally, ” said Zillur adding that the United Nations are playing a pivotal role in maintaining peace and harmony around the world and the UN peacekeeping continues to evolve dimensionally, conceptually and operationally to face new challenges and compound political realities.
The president said, “Today's peacekeepers are to undertake a wide variety of tasks ranging from maintaining ceasefire to building sustainable institutions for good governance to upholding human rights and rule of law.”
He said the International Association of Peacekeeping Training Centres (IAPTC) was initiated by Canada's Pearson Peacekeeping Centre (PPC) in 1995, with the purpose of broadening contacts amongst various international organisations, peacekeeping training centres and institutions, universities, and other interested groups.
Evidently, Zillur said it is doing a fine job in turning peacekeeping training more effective and operations more successful and thus the institution has made notable contributions to global peace and stability.
Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral ZU Ahmed, Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal SM Ziaur Rahman, high civil and military officials, foreign delegates from member states and different organisations related to international peacekeeping operations were present.
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