by Anna Siitam
Remembering the participants of their importance an official reception was held according to historic and representative Italian style with Giovanni Viale, a representative from the City Council of Pisa.
In the beautiful and majestic hall of Palazzo Ganbacorti, the official reception of the NATO Afghan Student Forum was held to honor the participants for their work for the future. The soft and red velvet covered seats would make anyone feel like royalties and the formal speech from mr Viale added to the almost religious experience in the art filled Sala. Viale modestly called his work a small issue compared to the work that the participants are dealing with, “But it is important to start small on a low level to build up something, even if it today might be hard to see a positive future for Afghanistan”. The city of Pisa is on its own involved in many peace operations for Afghanistan. Not only direct actions such as military transports but also post-war reconstructions and peace keeping.
Viale thanked the participants for their contributions to the peace and rebuilding of the troublesome Afghan area, “It is of great importance to support the young generation and I wish you the best of luck for the future to come”.
