NTM-I DCOM visits the Iraqi Defence University for Military Studies.
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Baghdad, Iraq – Monday 5 December, NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I) Deputy Commander, MG Giovanni Armentani, paid a visit to the Iraqi Defence University for Military Studies (DUfMS). He was accompanied by the Italian Ambassador to Iraq, Mr. Gerardo Carante, and the Italian Military Attaché, Col. Giovanni Marchese.
On behalf of NTM-I, MG Armentani donated a collection of Italian and English books from ISTRID (Istituto Studi Ricerche Informazioni Difesa) in coordination with CASD (Centro Alti Studi per la Difesa) to the DUfMS library as part of a wider NATO initiative to develop library facilities within the University. |
| Baghdad — Center: NTM-I Deputy Commander, MG Giovanni Armentani.
Flanked on the left by: sLTG Jasim Salim Hussain, President of DUfMS
and Italian Ambassador, Mr. Gerardo Carante; on the right by the Italian
Military Attaché, Col. Giovanni Marchese (Photo by NTM-I) |
sLTG Jasim Salim Hussain, President of DUfMS expressed his gratitude to NTM-I and Italy for the donation and also thanked, in particular, MG Armentani and the Italian Military Attaché for the support provided to the Iraqi Defence Language Institute (DLI).
| MG Armentani's party was also given a tour of the DLI by the Dean of the Institute, BG Abbas Laftah Sayed. BG Abbas was especially keen to showcase the Italian Classroom which boasts an e-learning internet link with the Italian Air Force Foreign Language School (SLEAM) in Loreto.
There are currently seven students studying Italian at the Iraqi DLI as part of a large student cohort also undertaking courses in English, German and Russian.
MG Armentani, during his visit to the Italian language laboratory said: "I would like to thank the DLI Dean, the teachers and all of the personnel that supported the activity and also Col Marchese for all his efforts to organize and provide the DLI with the basic essential tools to perform the course. The Italian course carried out in the e-learning modality is a perfect example of how it is possible to reach satisfactory results with limited (technical and financial) resources.” |
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Baghdad — sLTG Jasim Salim Hussain, President of DUfMS, gives
his speech during the delivery of books donated by ISTRID (Istituto Studi
Ricerche Informazioni Difesa) in coordination with CASD (Centro Alti Studi
per la Difesa) (Photo by NTM-I) |
The NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I) was established in 2004 at the request of the Iraqi Interim Government under the provisions of UN Security Council Resolution 1546. The aim of NTM-I is to assist in the development of Iraqi security forces training structures and institutions so that Iraq can build an effective and self-sustainable capability that address the needs of the nation.
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NTM-I is not a combat mission but is a distinct training mission, under the political control of NATO's North Atlantic Council. Its operational emphasis is on training and mentoring. The activities of the mission are coordinated with Iraqi authorities and the Office for Security and Cooperation-Iraq (OSC-I) Chief, who is also dual-hatted as the Commander of NTM-I. NATO has an enduring commitment to Iraq.
NTM-I advises and supports the Defence University for Military Studies, National Defence College, War College, and the Defence Language Institute with the other institutions in Baghdad. Other cooperation projects for NATO in Iraq are out-of-country training courses for Iraqi nationals at NATO schools as well as the Iraqi Police (Iraqi Federal Police and Oil Police) training led by Italian Carabinieri. |
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Baghdad — NTM-I Deputy Commander, MG Giovanni Armentani, visiting
the Italian Classroom, which boasts an e-learning internet link with the
Italian Foreign Language School (SLEAM) in Loreto. (Photo by NTM-I) |
Currently, NTM-I is a small tactical force of NATO/PfP personnel, representing 12 member nations (as of November 2011): Albania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine (Partner for Peace), UK, USA.