Kazakhstan, Argentine diplomatic academies sign MOU on training diplomats

AKIPRESS.COM - Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Nurlan Seitimov during a working visit to Buenos Aires held a meeting with the Secretary for Coordination and Foreign Planning of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Argentina Ernesto Alberto Gaspari and the Director of the National Institute of Foreign Service (ISEN) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Argentina Fernando Enrique Petrella, the press service of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry reported.
The Kazakh diplomat outlined the economization of Kazakhstan's foreign policy, the role of the Foreign Ministry and it's missions in attracting foreign investments and promoting exports. Noting the relevance of the issue of modernization of the diplomatic service of Kazakhstan, he expressed interest in studying the Argentine experience in training diplomatic personnel.
Ernesto Alberto Gaspari expressed the readiness of the Argentine side to continue productive cooperation between the countries, both at the bilateral and multilateral fora. The parties exchanged information and views on the administration of the Foreign Ministries' and diplomatic academies' activities.
The meeting resulted in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Institute of Diplomacy of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Kazakhstan and the National Institute of Foreign Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship of the Argentine Republic in the field of diplomatic training. The Head of the Diplomatic Academy of Argentina Fernando Enrique Petrella invited Kazakhstan's diplomats to attend short-term training courses already this fall.