Adviser to the United Nations Office of Military Affairs Lt Gen Carlos Humbert Loity on Saturday inspected the multinational drill of the armies from 28 different countries that is ongoing at the Birendra Peace Operation Training Centre in Panchkhal, Kavre.

As many as 1,024 army personnel are taking part in the exercise conducted by the Nepal Army jointly with the Pacific Command of the US Army (USPACOM).

The 15-day military exercise called Shanti-Prayas-3 that kicked off on March 20 will conclude on Monday.

Loity, who is in Nepal to oversee the drill, inspected the demo of the overall 

training, according to a statement from the Directorate of Public Relations of the Nepal Army.

The third military exercise of its kind being held in Nepal is expected to create a multi-national environment for those who get deployed in the peacekeeping missions in war-hit countries across the world.

Meanwhile, a three-day regional seminar on ‘Capability Development and Improving Performance in Peacekeeping’ kicked off at the NA Headquarters on Saturday.

Inaugurating the event, Defence Minister Bal Krishna Khand lauded the effort of the Army and the UN to maintain peace in conflict-ridden countries.