As usual, the NDC of Rome celebrated the conclusion of the NATO Regional Cooperation Course (NRCC), now in its XNUMXth edition, after ten weeks of activities carried out according to a hybrid format. In fact, between the two flagship training activities of the College, the latter with a focus on partner countries of the Atlantic Alliance, the course aims to intersect security issues related to the Middle East region, through the study and analysis of security at the political-military strategic level.
The commander of the NATO Defense College, the French Army Corps General Olivier Rittimann, welcomed the 29 course participants from 14 countries and civil authorities from the Maynard-Thorn auditorium. and military present in virtual form and in compliance with current anti-COVID directives.
“NRCC is not just a course you take and graduate from. This is a course that gives you the opportunity to interact with your colleagues, with the Faculty of the College and all the Staff, and that allows you to establish mutual understanding and trust. I encourage you to nurture this precious network that you have created here at NDC over time ".
The ceremony and awarding of the diplomas took place in the presence of the guest of honor of this edition, the former Foreign Minister and current president of SIOI (Italian Society for the International Organization) Franco Frattini, who involved the participants with an insight into the role of NATO and the Southern flank: "NATO and the European Union can complement each other in global geostrategic relevance and it is time to be united and stronger."
Putting the spotlight on the course of the NDC he concluded: “NATO can consolidate partnerships even more and this course that has just ended today is a clear example of this. The interest is to cultivate an ever stronger network between reliable partner countries able to play a significant role in the reality of the Middle East and North Africa. "
NATO Defense College, created in 1951 from an idea of General Dwight Eisenhower and which this year will celebrate 70 years of uninterrupted activity in Rome, is the main NATO training site aimed at sustaining, serving and supporting the Alliance and its partners, through the training of new leaders capable of facing the complicated global challenges of today and tomorrow. A place of meeting, comparison, study, analysis and research, where the intercultural background of each individual participant marks an added value for the cohesion of the Atlantic Alliance and for international security.
