The rector of the National University for Defense (UNADE), Major General Rafael Vásquez Espínolaaffirmed that the commitment by the Territorial Defense From the land, naval, aerial and cyberspace domains, it requires intelligent and collaborative responses.
When speaking during the INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM UNADE 2025in which experts participated in the subject of securityVásquez Espínola said that the entity he directs assumes the commitment to generate academic knowledge and scientist supported by solid conclusions.
In addition, produce high -level publications and contribute to the fields of the securitythe defense and the Sustainable development of the nation, without impairing sovereignty or institutional control.
The Minister of Defense
During the act, the Defense MinisterLieutenant General Carlos Antonio Fernández Onofre, pronounced the opening speech and said the security National and the trade They are pillars for the Sustainable developmentpointing out that threats such as organized crime, cyber attacks and security border, demand coordinated and inter -institutional responses.
“The Dominican Armed Forces They must be seen not only as guarantors of the constitutional orderbut also as Strategic Allies of economic and productive development, he said.
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In addition, the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, (Mescyt), Franklin García Fermín, who said that UNADE has a good professional training of civilians and military with an integrated vision of defense and commitment to patriotic values and development.
While the Minister of Public HealthVíctor Elías Atallah Lajam, at his conference on the “Integration of public health in the security National and the tradeproposed the National Health Security Strategywith the creation of specialized centers in health risks and strengthen public financing as a strategic investment.
“There is no trade Without sanitary traceability, sovereignty without resilient health systems, or Sustainable development Without healthy people, said the official.
