TNI prepares troops for Congo peace mission<\/p>\n
Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post\/Bogor<\/p>\n
The Indonesian Military (TNI) is preparing to deploy some 180
\ntroops to join an international peacekeeping force in the war-
\nwracked Congo by the end of next month.<\/p>\n
The soldiers from the Army, Navy and Air Force began their
\nnon-combatant training in Bogor on Monday to prepare for their
\nassignments in the central African country.<\/p>\n
The troops are to take part in the international peace
\noperation in the Congo by assisting the establishment of
\ninfrastructure facilities such as roads, airports, electricity
\nsupplies and water facilities.<\/p>\n
TNI chief of general affairs Vice Marshall Wartoyo in a
\nspeech read out by the chief of the Bandung Training and
\nEducation Command Let. Gen. Cornel Simbolon, said the training
\nwas aimed at improving the skills of soldiers.<\/p>\n
\"We are going to send around 180 non-combatant soldiers from
\nour three different forces, each with their own skills and
\nexpertise.<\/p>\n
\"The material given in the training is in line with their
\nduties; non-combatant functions, such as constructing buildings,
\nroads and other facilities,\" Cornel said after the opening
\nceremony for the training.<\/p>\n
Indonesia first sent troops to Africa in 1957, when soldiers
\njoined United Nations forces to restore order in Egypt.<\/p>\n
Three years later, Indonesia sent more soldiers to join
\ninternational forces in the Congo, which was being wracked by
\npost-independence fighting.<\/p>\n
\"The dynamic nature of our assignments shows that our country
\nhas maintained ... a positive image in the international
\ncommunity,\" Cornel said.<\/p>",
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