The opening ceremony of the
Diplomatic and Security Policy Course
at the Royal Jordanian National Defense
College
A training course entitled
"Diplomacy and International Security Policy" was opened at the
Jordanian National Defense College on Sunday, in cooperation with the Geneva
Center for Security Policy (GCSP).
“Holding such courses comes as a
result of His Majesty King Abdullah II the visions and implementation of the
General Command of the Jordanian Armed Forces - the Arab Army policy to connect
with the major international academic institutions together with the national
academic institutions. And in light of the directions of the Royal Jordanian
Defense College and the Geneva Center for Security Policy in establishing this
communication and rehabilitating promising leadership elements in the countries
of the world in the field of diplomacy and international security policy.” said
Brigadier General Abdullah Salem Al-Shudeifat.
"The convening of such an
important session here in the field of diplomacy and international security
policy is due to the prestigious position of the RJNDC among its counterparts
in the national defense academies" said Col. Christian Pullman, director
of the Regional Development Program at the Geneva Center for Security Policy.
The aim of this course is to ensure a
regular communication between the RJNDC, the Geneva Center for Security Policy,
the promising leaders in different countries of the world to exchange views and
ideas on the basic concepts of diplomacy and international security policy. In
addition, establishing a common understanding on mutual concern topics, trains
officers on local and international procedures to deal with various elements of
national and international security in multinational environment and cultures
within their future career.
It is worth noting that this session
is the 11th of its kind held by the RJNDC in cooperation with the Geneva Center
for Security Policy with the participation of Mediterranean Dialogue Countries,
Istanbul Cooperation Initiative countries, Partnership Countries for Peace and
NATO as well as Jordan.