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The Commander RFMF, Major General Jone Kalouniwai hosted General Birame Diop of Senegal who flew into the country on Thursday 24th March 2022, and paid a courtesy visit to the Black Rock Peacekeeping Training and HADR facility. Also present was the Permanent Secretary for Defence, National Security, and Policing, Mr. Manasa Lesuma. General Diop is the current Military Adviser (MILAD) at the United Nations DPO (Department of Peace Operations).
General Diop is a graduate of the Royal Air Academy in Morocco. He also holds an Air Command and Staff College degree from the Air University in the United States of America and a War College degree from the French War College. His appointment as the Military Adviser in the DPO was announced by UN Secretary-General Antรณnio Guterres on 25 May last year.
On behalf of the United Nations Secretary-General and Under-Secretary-General DPO, General Diop conveyed their sincere gratitude and praise for Fiji for its commitment and selfless support to United Nations peacekeeping operations for over 40 years.
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