Crown Prince attends counterterror training graduation

AMMAN — Deputising for His Majesty King Abdullah, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF), HRH Crown Prince Hussein on Thursday attended the graduation ceremony of the 15th class of the Royal Jordanian National Defence College and the 24th class of the Royal Jordanian War College, as well as the first class of the Strategies Programme for Countering Extremism and Terrorism.

The Crown Prince was accompanied by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lt. Gen. Mahmoud Freihat, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Delivering a speech at the ceremony, the Commander of the Royal Jordanian National Defence College said the faculty is proud to provide to Jordan and friendly countries a new batch of promising leaders after providing them with advanced training, “matching that provided by world-class colleges”.

He noted that the training content meets the requirements of the current stage in the region’s and world’s history.

“These leaders have become equipped with knowledge, armed with determination and ambition, and they are now ready to perform their national duties perfectly”.

At the end of the ceremony, which was also attended by HRH Prince Hashem and HRH Prince Rashid, the Crown Prince presented certificates to the graduates, who included officers from Arab and foreign countries.

The graduation ceremony was attended by a number of heads of the security services, aides of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Commander of the Royal Air Force, members of Diplomatic Corps in the Kingdom and civilian and military officials.