Indonesian soldiers parade during the multi-national exercise Angkor sentinel 2010 at Kampong Speu province, some 60 kilometers west of Phnom Penh on July 17, 2010. (Photo courtesy: AFP)
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (C) and United Nations resident coordinator Douglas Broderick (L) look a photo exhibition during the multi-national exercise Angkor sentinel 2010 at Kampong Speu province, some 60 kilometers west of Phnom Penh on July 17, 2010. (Photo courtesy: AFP)
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (L) looks at demining equipments during the multi-national exercise Angkor sentinel 2010 at Kampong Speu province, some 60 kilometers west of Phnom Penh on July 17, 2010. (Photo courtesy: AFP)KAMPONG SPEU, Saturday 17 July 2010 (AFP) - Cambodia opened its first ever large-scale international peacekeeping training exercise with a ceremony Saturday at a military base south of the capital.
Over 700 military personnel from 23 countries will participate in two weeks of field training during the "Angkor Sentinel" exercise, focusing on developing nations' contributions to UN peacekeeping operations.
"From a country that used to receive blue hat soldiers to help keep peace, Cambodia has become a country that sends blue hat soldiers to help keep peace in other nations," Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said, referring to UN troop uniforms.
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