Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo says institution building must in Afghanistan

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Rome: NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has said that institution building is a must “if we want security force assistance to work” in Afghanistan.

In his address on the launch of the book on “promoting the rule of law and good governance – SFA implications in international initiatives,” Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo thanked the Nato security force assistance centre of excellence (NATO SFA COE) and colonel di pietro for the invitation to speak at the launch of the NATO SFA COE book.

“This is an excellent initiative which is not only an exceedingly useful handbook on a subject matter which is becoming increasingly relevant for NATO, as it should be, but I also believe that it can be the beginning of a useful process of consultation, coordination and cooperation amongst various stakeholders and international organizations in peace supporting initiatives,” he said.

He continued: “May I also add, as an Italian, that I am particularly proud that the Italian armed forces have taken a lead on establishing the centre and in carrying forward its activities.”

The book, he said, is a complete anthology, “I would say, of some of the primary international initiatives promoting the rule of law and good governance, and I was particularly impressed by its structure which goes from the strategic level to the specific topics in which security force assistance has an important role. the best practices by other international organizations, EU, UN, world bank, ICRC, ICC, is an exceedingly important portion and serves the purpose of cross fertilizing our own thinking, which needs to take care of all aspects involving rule of law, anti-corruption, DDR and the like that at first sight have little to do with the military but are essential for ultimate success.”

The envoy said development and security were not in competition and are not mutually exclusive. “As the book shows, they are mutually reinforcing, and both concur to determine a much-needed holistic approach to peace supporting initiatives. Here we still need an evolution in our collective thinking, and switch into high gears avoiding outdated positions, at times dogmatic, and figure out ways in which we all have a role to play. As we are finding out around the world the task is huge and multi-faceted. SFA must play its role, but it must be complemented and complement itself a wider concept of peace supporting, by the whole of the international community,” he said.

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