Chinese and Sri Lankan peacekeepers in Mali exchange on live-fire shooting during a two-day joint training drill recently. (Photo by Zhang Guangqi)
By Zhang Guangqi
BEIJING, July 5 -- To cope with the complicated security situation in the mission area, the 10th Chinese Peacekeeping Base Defense Unit to MINUSMA had a two-day joint training drill with the Sri Lankan peacekeeping Combat Convoy Company recently.
The two sides organized joint training on the search, detection, identification and disposal of improvised explosive device (IED) to improve their ability to perform peacekeeping tasks.
Chinese and Sri Lankan peacekeepers work together to defuse an explosive. (Photo by Zhang Guangqi)