Dhaka: A high powered three-member delegation of the United Nations (UN), led by its Assistant Secretary-General at the Department of Field Support Lisa M. Buttenheim, paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Chief of Army Staff General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq at Army Headquarters at Dhaka Cantonment on Tuesday.

During the visit, they exchanged greetings and discussed about Bangladesh’s contribution to the UN missions, activities, training and different aspects of professionalism, according to an ISPR release.

They highly praised Bangladesh Army’s activities and professionalism in the UN missions.

The delegation members arrived here on September 30 to take part in a preparatory conference of the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Meeting-2017.

The delegation members also included Major General Hugh Ven Rossen, Deputy Military Adviser of UN Headquarters, and Adam Smith, team leader of Strategic Force Generation and Capabilities Planning Cell.

They also paid courtesy calls on chiefs of Bangladesh Navy, and Bangladesh Air Force, and Principal Staff Officer (PSO), AFD.

Besides, they also visited Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training (BIPSOT).

The delegation members left Dhaka on Tuesday upon completion of the visit.