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BEIRUT, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) marked on Friday the 10th anniversary of deployment of the UN mission's Maritime Task Force (MTF) in Lebanon, according to a statement by the UNIFIL.
At a ceremony at the Beirut Port, the commander of the UNIFIL Major General Michael Beary praised the work done by the UN peacekeeping's first and only naval force in assisting the Lebanese authorities under the mandate of UN Security Council resolution 1701.
The MTF was deployed in October 2006 at the request of the Lebanese government.
It supports the Lebanese navy preventing unauthorized entry of arms or related material by sea into Lebanon and enhancing its capabilities by carrying out a range of training courses and joint exercises.
The MTF currently has more than 850 uniformed naval personnel and seven ships, two from Bangladesh and one each from Brazil, Germany, Greece, Indonesia and Turkey.
