NEW YORK, DECEMBER 12 – On December 9 the Italian Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York hosted one of the periodical consultations among the United Nations, the Italian Defense Staff, represented by the Defense Attaché and Military Adviser of the Italian Permanent Mission, Carabinieri General Fabrizio Parrulli, and a delegation from the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (CoESPU) in the persons of the Deputy Director, COL US Army William Daniel, and the Head of Studies and Research Department, COL Nicola Bianchi.
The Deputy Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, Ambassador Gianluca Greco, opened the meeting.
The CoESPU, established in Vicenza (Italy) as a Carabinieri center opened to international contributions, is a center for advanced studies and a doctrinal hub, serving as a think tank and a training center. It was set up by Carabinieri in March 2005 as part of an agreement between the Italian Government and the G-8 Nations.
The Center sensitive task is not only to train Peacekeepers – and to prepare them through the Carabinieri-like approach – but also to analyze and develop stability policing doctrine within the UN framework, as well as of other International Organizations. (@OnuItalia)
