Kuwaiti Ambassador to Italy Sheikh Ali Al-Khaled Al-Sabah and Military Attache Captain Dr Bashar Abdulredha attend the 65th anniversary of the establishment of the NATO Defense College (NDC).

ROME: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg led the North Atlantic Council and the NATO Military Committee in celebrating the 65th anniversary of the establishment of the NATO Defense College (NDC) on Thursday.

The commemorative ceremony in Rome was attended by Kuwaiti Ambassador to Italy Sheikh Ali Al- Khaled Al-Sabah and Military Attache Captain Dr Bashar Abdulredha, as well as representatives of the Mediterranean Dialogue and the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative.

Ambassador Sheikh Ali Al-Khaled, in a statement on the occasion, appreciated “fruitful cooperation” between the NDC and the State of Kuwait, which was manifested through the participation of Sheikh Thamer Ali Sabah Al- Salem Al-Sabah, chief of national security apparatus, as one of the key speakers in displaying Kuwait’s strategy on regional security. Meanwhile, Secretary General Stoltenberg highlighted the NDC’s role as a leading center for forward-looking education. The event was also attended by Italian President Sergio Mattarella. —KUNA