By Sohn JiAe
Photos = Cheong Wa Dae

Presidential Chief of Staff Im Jong-seok has given encouragement to Korean soldiers in the Akh Unit, a military training cooperation group, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Dec. 10 and then at the Dong-Myung Unit, Korea’s U.N. peacekeeping force, in Lebanon on Dec. 11.

The visits were made during his four-day visit to the two Middle East countries as a special envoy dispatched by President Moon Jae-in.

The chief of staff listened carefully over a meal to difficulties through which military service personnel may have to go. He then received a briefing on the present conditions and operations of the units. Sharing words of gratitude from President Moon himself for their service, Im presented a wall clock printed with the president’s signature.



The Akh Unit, established in January 2011, is comprised of special army and naval forces and contributes to strengthening military cooperation between Korea and the UAE.

The Dong-Myung Unit, launched in July 2007, carries out U.N. peacekeeping tasks throughout Lebanon, such as civil-military operations, joint exercises with the Lebanese military and giving medical aid.

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