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By Prashanth Parameswaran
The 3rd ASEAN Peacekeeping Centers Network meeting was held in Phnom Penh.
This week, senior peacekeepers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met in Phnom Penh for the 3rd ASEAN Peacekeeping Centers Network Meeting.
As I have noted previously, since most ASEAN members have participated to varying degrees in United Nations peacekeeping operations and have already set up national peacekeeping training centers, the grouping has set up a network among these centers – known as the ASEAN Peacekeeping Centers Network (APCN) – and has held meetings on the subject with the first being held in 2012 in Malaysia (See: “Malaysia Wants an ASEAN Peacekeeping Force”).
These meetings, as Prak Sokhonn, the chairman of Cambodia’s National Coordination Committee of UN Peacekeeping Operations put it at the opening ceremony in Phnom Penh on Wednesday, offer a platform for participants to share views and experiences on peacekeeping missions and enhance relations among ASEAN peacekeepers.
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