By Xinhua
Kathmandu : At least 430 Nepalese soldiers based in Mirebalais, in Haiti’s Central Region, were awarded United Nations peacekeeping medals for their outstanding performance there, The Kathmandu Post reported on Tuesday.
According to a statement issued by the UN Stabilization Missionin Haiti and made available by UN office in Kathmandu, Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Haiti Edmond Mulet presented the medals to them at a function on Aug. 6.
Mulet also congratulated the Nepalese blue helmets for their effort in stabilizing Haiti and their good conduct toward the Haitian population.
According to the daily, Nepal is the fourth largest troop contributor to UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti.