CMDR COE Welcomed the Secretary of State, Head of Department of Emergency Situations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Romania Dr. Raed ARAFAT
Date: (04-12-2017)
On 28 November 2017 the CMDR COE was honored to welcome the Secretary of State, Head of Department of Emergency Situations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Romania Dr. Raed Arafat.
Dr. Arafat visited the CMDR COE as part of his official visit to the Republic of Bulgaria on the occasion of Disaster Relief in CSDP Context Pilot Course launch. The Course was organized under the auspices of European Security and Defence College (ESDC) by the Bulgarian Diplomatic Institute, the Crisis Management and Disaster Response Centre of Excellence and the National Defence College ‘G. S. Rakovski’.
The CMDR COE Director Colonel Vassil Roussinov presented the Centre, highlighting its current organization, projects, developed training and education capabilities and strategic perspectives. Dr. Arafat was particularly interested in CMDR COE’s engagement in support of both NATO and EU projects. He expressed his willingness to continue working closely with the CMDR COE, strengthening the beneficial cooperation between the Centre and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Romania in the Crisis Management and Disaster Response domain.
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