A group of 12 officers of Romania's Protection and Guard Service (SPP) are preparing to go on a one-year mission to Darfur in August, the Rompres news agency reported Wednesday.
Currently, the SPP has 24 officers on UN missions in Sudan and Afghanistan, said the report.
Maj. Ionel Stoian, the head of the SPP team that is to leave for Darfur, said the 12 officers would protect senior UN officials in Darfur, a volatile region in Sudan, where several insurgent militias are fighting one another.
He added that terrorist threats remained another dangerous factor in the region, saying, "We cannot overlook the fact that, till 2004, al-Qaida combatants were trained there."
For three weeks, the 12 people were tested by an evaluation team made up of UN officials, Rompres said.
The test was aimed at ascertaining the reaction capacity and efficiency of the SPP officers in responding to terrorist actions, said the report.
The SPP was established in 1990, and its main task is to ensure anti-terrorist protection for Romanian dignitaries and their foreign guests.
Source: Xinhua
|
Comment
Tell A Friend
Print Format
Save Article