Tangerang - Foreign Minister (Menlu) Sugiono representing the government expressed deep condolences for the deaths of three TNI soldiers who were carrying out duties in a peacekeeping mission in Lebanon.
The statement was made during the last procession of honor for the three TNI soldiers at the VIP room of Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang, Banten, Saturday, April 4.
The three soldiers who died were the late Major Inf (Anm) Zulmi Aditya Iskandar, the late Serka (Anm) Muhammad Nur Ichwan, and the late Kopda (Anm) Farizal Rhomadon, who were part of the Garuda UNIFIL Contingent.
Foreign Minister Sugiono emphasized that the Indonesian Government through its Permanent Representative in New York had also asked the United Nations Security Council (UN) to hold an emergency meeting.
He added that peacekeepers have a mandate to maintain stability, not to conduct combat operations.
Furthermore, Indonesia also encourages the UN to evaluate the protection system for peacekeepers.
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