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Bangladesh Army Chief of Staff Gen. Moeen U. Ahmed, right, poses with his counterpart Gen. Lim Choung-bin after receiving the Order of National Security Merit, at the Korean Army Headquarters at Gyeryong-dae, South Chungcheong Province, Wednesday. / Courtesy of Bangladesh Embassy |
By Kim Se-jeong
Staff Reporter
Bangladesh Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Moeen U. Ahmed, received the ``Order of National Security Merit'' from President Lee Myung-bak for his contribution to promoting defense cooperation between the armed forces of the two countries.
The medal was given in recognition of his efforts to promote cooperation with the South Korean Army's participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations.
He served as the UN peacekeeping officer in Rwanda 1994-95, and now oversees the entire UN peacekeeping operations that Bangladesh carries out throughout the world.
Bangladesh now maintains nearly 10,000 officers on 13 missions including in Libya, Cote d'Ivoire, Congo and Afghanistan. .
Moeen said the size of the UN peacekeeping operation indicates the commitment of Bangladesh to peace and stability around the world. Korea maintains around 400 peacekeeping officers on six missions including Lebanon.
Moeen is also president of the Bangladesh Olympic Association, and signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korean Olympic Committee for strengthening cooperation in sports.
skim@koreatimes.co.kr
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