"This is the first TNI contingent assigned in Haiti and its assignment is proof of the UN`s increasing trust on the capability of the TNI forces," Agus said.Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia is sending 167 military personnel to Haiti to join the United Nations` Peacekeeping Force (Mission des Nations Unies por la Stabilisation en Haiti/MINUSTAH there, the country`s military commander said.
The 167 National Defense Forces (TNI) personnel are grouped in the KIZI TNI Garuda Contingent XXXII-A/MINUSTAH 2011 and were seen off by TNI Commander Admiral Agus Suhartono at the TNI headquarters here on Monday.
"This is the first TNI contingent assigned in Haiti and its assignment is proof of the UN`s increasing trust on the capability of the TNI forces," Agus said on the occasion.
The TNI commander also called on the Indonesian troops to continue maintaining the TNI and nation`s good name.
"Indonesian soldiers should also show good behavior and attitude, protect themselves from disease and keep their equipment and arms in good condition," he said.
The Indonesian military contingent sent to Haiti is led by Lt. Col. Winarno and numbers 167, consisting of 143 army men , 21 naval ratings and three air force officers. Of the total 16 are officers, 36 non-commissioned officers and 115 enlisted men.(*)
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