![]() ![]() As of December 2015 approximately 700 military personnel were assigned to or supporting the US contingent of the Multinational Force and Observers.įollowing years of violent confrontation, Egypt and Israel signed a treaty on March 26, 1979, that ended the existing state of war and agreed to the withdrawal of all Israeli forces from the Sinai. Another peculiarity is that, for the first time, the United States is participating in a peacekeeping operation. Unlike the earlier United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) I and UNEF II, the Multi-national Force and Observers (MFO) supervises implementation of a peace treaty instead of an armistice line and, moreover, does not operate under the auspices of the United Nations (UN). Since 25 April 1982, for the third time in history, an international peacekeeping force has been operational in the Sinai Peninsula. The MFO is a peacekeeping organization that was designed to provide a peacekeeping presence between Israel and Egypt. Since the deployment of its first troops, Mongolia established diplomatic relations with 52 countries, and further strengthened cooperation with its two eternal neighbors, Russia and China, and ‘Third Neighbor’ countries such as the US, Germany, South Korea, India, Turkey, France, Canada, Japan, and Qatar in the defense sector.Ībout 19,000 Mongolian military officers and personnel have served in UN missions around the world.Established in 1982 as a result of the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty, the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) is an international peacekeeping organization located on the Sinai peninsula in Egypt. ![]() Mongolia first joined UN peacekeeping in 2002, with the deployment of two military observers to Democratic Republic of the Congo for the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara. Mongolia’s participation in peacekeeping operations is significant for expanding relations and cooperation with countries and international organizations, ensuring the country’s security through political and diplomatic methods, accelerating the state policy on military reform, and bringing military exercises and training up to international standards. Highlighting that about 900 military personnel are involved in UN peacekeeping operations each year which is a large contribution when taking the population into account, he expressed sincere gratitude to the Mongolian peacekeepers on behalf of the country’s people. President of Mongolia, Commander-in-Chief of the Mongolian Armed Forces U.Khurelsukh gave opening remarks. In its framework, an event was also organized at the Central Cultural Palace on May 27 to promote female peacekeepers. ![]() Mongolia began to observe the International Day of the UN Peacekeepers from 2005 per the Government’s resolution No.140. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Mongolian military's participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations, a ceremonial parade took place at the Sukhbaatar square on May 29. ![]()
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