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called in country (3 November - 1 December 2018) where 29 trainers trained in Vicenza during
the first phase were able to train the entire Formed Police Unit (191 gendarmes)
under the careful and constant guidance of the MMT (Mobile Mentoring Team). The MMT, led
by Italian Carabinieri, was formed by 3 CoESPU instructors who are experts of UN technical and
tactical Standard Operational Procedures. French was the working language of the training
mission as well as the one to be used
in MINUSCA. So Many were the
satisfactions thanks to the
commitment and enthusiasm of all the
participants in the activities including
the General Commanding Staff of the
Mauritanian National Gendarmerie
led by General Mohamed Suad
Soultan, his Deputy (General
Abdullahi Ould Cheik), the Chief of
Operations Gen. Diallo and and the
Chief of Personnel Col. Souleiman. This perfect alchemy made it possible to achieve excellent
results: 100 percent of future peacekeepers passed the final test awaiting the FPAT-AOC exam to
be put in place by the DPKO ( Department for Peacekeeping Operations).
The Mentoring and Advising phase was essentially held at the Unitè Cynophile which is a
compound devoted for trainings few kilometers away from the capital city. In that site the
theoretical lessons as well as the practical ones took place. On every occasion, constant and
important support was assured by the Mauritanian Authorities, which contributed in a more than
significant way in achieving
extraordinary outcomes. The
training activities were concluded,
at the Unitè Cynophile, with a
multiple scenarios exercise to
show the techniques learned and,
at the end, a closing ceremony at
which took part the entire General
Staff of the Mauritanian National
Gendarmerie to witness the great
interest and strategic importance
of the Cooperation between the
participating countries and the
United Nations. The professional and human experience gained during this last and significant
mission, carried out in Italy and then in Mauritania, has allowed to strengthen the bond between
CoESPU and Mauritanian National Gendarmerie in finding a very valid actor as well as
Contributing Country for the UN, exporter of professionalism and Peace in a sensitive area like
the one in which MINUSCA operates.

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