Chinese peacekeepers leave for Sudan mission

April 3, 2006 (BEIJING) — A 25-member squad of a Chinese detachment that is part of a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Sudan left here Monday, heading for Khartoum, the Sudanese capital.

China plans to send 435 peacekeepers in response to an appeal by the United Nations Security Council. They will be mainly responsible for rebuilding infrastructure facilities, destroying weapons, and assisting all peace-keeping forces in the area.

The Chinese detachment comes from the Jinan Area Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army.

On March 24, 2005, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution to send peacekeepers to Sudan, to help accomplish a North-South peace agreement in the country.

(Xinhua)