贝鲁特5月9日电 联合国驻黎巴嫩临时部队（联黎部队）新任司令拉萨罗5日在与中国驻黎巴嫩大使钱敏坚视频会见时高度评价中国维和部队工作，充分肯定中国维和军人的专业素养和敬业精神，并赞赏中国长期以来为维和事业所作巨大贡献。
BEIRUT, May 9 -- The new commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Major General Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz spoke highly of the work done by Chinese peacekeepers when having a video meeting with Chinese ambassador to Lebanon Qian Minjian on May 5. He commended the professionalism and dedication of Chinese peacekeepers and expressed appreciation for the consistent contributions made by China to the world's peacekeeping cause.
拉萨罗司令在谈话中他高度赞扬了中国第20批赴黎维和部队在疫情全球大流行期间的工作表现。他指出，疫情期间中国维和部队积极支援当地民众，帮助他们将疫情对生活的影响降到最低，没有中国维和部队超过职责范围的奉献和坚持，这是不可能实现的。
During the meeting, Major General Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz praised the 20th Chinese peacekeeping force to Lebanon for their outstanding performance during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that they had actively supported local people and helped minimize the impact of the pandemic on their lives, which would have been impossible without the Chinese peacekeepers' dedication and persistence.
据了解，拉萨罗2月28日正式接任联黎部队特派团团长兼部队指挥官，并于3月28日到中国赴黎维和部队营区视察。钱敏坚祝贺拉萨罗履新，介绍了中方提出的全球安全倡议及中国参加联合国维和行动的立场和贡献，强调中国将继续坚定支持联黎部队维护南黎安全及地区和平稳定。
It is learned that Major General Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz officially took over as UNIFIL's Head of Mission and Force Commander on February 28 and visited the camp of Chinese peacekeepers in southern Lebanon on March 28. Ambassador Qian congratulated Lázaro on his new role, introduced China's Global Security Initiative and its stance on and contributions to the UN peacekeeping missions, and also stressed China's commitment to supporting UNIFIL in maintaining security in southern Lebanon and peace and stability in the region.
中国自2006年向黎巴嫩派出维和部队以来，迄今已累计派出维和官兵7000余人次。16年来，中国维和官兵出色完成了联黎部队下达的各项指令，为维护黎南部地区的和平稳定作出了重要贡献，赢得国际社会与黎巴嫩方面的充分肯定与广泛赞誉。尤其在扫雷排爆方面，截至目前，中国维和部队发现和排除地雷及各类未爆物共1.5万余枚。
China has totally dispatched more than 7,000 peacekeepers to Lebanon since 2006. In the past 16 years, Chinese peacekeepers have accomplished all orders and tasks commanded by UNIFIL and made great contributions to the peace and stability in southern Lebanon, winning affirmation and extensive commendation from the local and international community at large. In particular, Chinese peacekeeping forces have detected and cleared more than 15,000 landmines and explosives of other types so far.
