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Afghan Diplomats Receive Training at Executive Seminar in Germany
The international community's support for Afghanistan is intended to enable the country to assume increasing responsibility for stabilization and reconstruction. This means also pursuing its interests internationally with due vigour. For this Afghanistan clearly needs well-trained diplomats – today more than ever. Building on the special trust that is a hallmark of German-Afghan relations, the Federal Foreign Office and the Afghan Government have been working hand in hand since 2002 to establish a modern and effective diplomatic service. Assisting the reconstruction effort in Afghanistan is one of Germany's foreign policy priorities. Germany and Afghanistan are linked by a long-standing friendship and common interests. Their partnership for the future thrives on mutual respect and the common will to work together. Afghanistan is resuming its diplomatic traditions and for this it needs outward-looking and well-trained diplomats more than ever before. April 24, 2008, marked the start of the eighth Executive Seminar for young Afghan diplomats. In an intensive ten-week program the seminar's 11 participants – including four women – will hone skills that will stand them in good stead in their future careers. The topics covered in the Federal Foreign Office's training include international and constitutional law, security policy and peacekeeping as well as economic cooperation. In a simulated United Nations, the participants practice negotiating techniques and drafting press statements. In addition to this, they go on study trips within Germany and to institutions of the European Union and the United Nations. In interactive training exercises, the participants become skillful advocates of Afghanistan's legitimate interests and competent interlocutors for international organizations. Each individual can help ensure that a democratic Afghanistan takes its rightful place both in the region and in the international community. The current seminar is part of the Training for International Diplomats (TID) program, which is designed to help young diplomats from all over the world enhance their professional expertise. More than 900 individuals from over 100 countries have taken part to date. Since 2002 the Foreign Office has spent 700,000 euros on seven TID seminars catering to over 60 Afghan diplomats, both men and women. The German Government has once again increased its support for civilian reconstruction in Afghanistan, which now stands at 140 million euros so far this year. April 28, 2008 Links
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