Beirut, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Villagers in southern Lebanon have expressed their appreciation for the Chinese peacekeeping forces working with the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
China has sent more than 7,000 peacekeepers to Lebanon since 2006. Its 21st contingent to Lebanon, with a total of 410 peacekeepers, has been serving the UN Mission since August 2022.
So far, the Chinese peacekeepers have cleared more than 8,400 square meters of minefields, safely removed over 1,400 landmines, completed about 100 construction tasks with high standards, provided medical treatments to more than 3,000 UNIFIL personnel and local people, and held over 20 cultural exchange activities, among other things.
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