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Zim has soldiers in Sudan, Ivory Coast, Somalia- Sekeramayi
15 Mar 2017 at 07:19hrs | Views
Defence Minister Sydeny Sekeramayi has told the senate that Zimbabwe has for sometime deployed some Zimbabwe National Army officers to the countris such as Sudan, South Sudan, Darfur, Ivory Coast and Somalia to observe the war there.
"You only go for peacekeeping where there is need for peacekeeping and where you have been requested to contribute forces. If there is no request, you do not go and knock at the door and say, we want to come for peacekeeping. For now, we have officers from our Defence Forces in various countries as observers in Sudan, South Sudan, Darfur, Ivory Cost and Somalia but we do not have troops on the ground," he said.
He said that is the only difference but if they are requested and they look at the request and think it is in the best interest of that country to have Zimbabwean troops deployed there as peacekeepers, they will do so and advise the nation that we have deployed their forces in such and such a country.
"You only go for peacekeeping where there is need for peacekeeping and where you have been requested to contribute forces. If there is no request, you do not go and knock at the door and say, we want to come for peacekeeping. For now, we have officers from our Defence Forces in various countries as observers in Sudan, South Sudan, Darfur, Ivory Cost and Somalia but we do not have troops on the ground," he said.
He said that is the only difference but if they are requested and they look at the request and think it is in the best interest of that country to have Zimbabwean troops deployed there as peacekeepers, they will do so and advise the nation that we have deployed their forces in such and such a country.
Source - Byo24News
