Diplomatic Institute Trainees Attend Special Training in Turkey

Doha, December 30 (QNA) - Twenty-seven trainees from the participants in the second training program organized by the Diplomatic Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be attending a special training course in Istanbul, Turkey during the period from 30 December 2012-3 January 2013. This comes as part of the development vision of the Foreign Ministry's diplomatic work upon the directives of HE the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Khalid bin Mohamed Al-Attiyah, for the need to familiarize the Foreign Ministry's staff with the basis of modern diplomatic work and the experiences of the world's diplomacy. The training will be held at Bahcesehir University in Istanbul, a specialized university in the field of international relations for diplomats. It aims at briefing the trainees on the foundations of inter-state diplomacy in addition to the history course of the international relations. The course includes lectures by senior officials at the Turkish Foreign Ministry. The participants' program will, as well, include visits to some of the archaeological sites and to Turkish Islamic Art Museum and Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. The Diplomatic Institute in May organized a similar course, in Turkey, to the participants in the first training program, in order to effectuate the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the Diplomatic Academy of the Foreign Ministry in Turkey. (QNA)