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Certificates presented to participants of Advanced Foreign Service Program of Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy â€“ PHOTO

Certificates presented to participants of Advanced Foreign Service Program of Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy â€“ <font color=red> PHOTO </font>

24 November 2009 09:20 (UTC +04:00)

Baku â€“ APA. Advanced Foreign Service Program of Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy (ADA) has held six-month training for the diplomats of Foreign Ministry and 24 civil servants representing other state bodies (State Customs Committee, State Oil Company, Ministry of Emergency Situations, Culture and Tourism Ministry, Ministry of Economic Development). ADA told APA that the program covered five areas (international affairs, international economy and trade, consulate affairs, public diplomacy, leadership and communication abilities and regional studies). Teachers and trainers were invited from the leading universities of Europe, USA and Asia. Visits to the regions, refugee camps and military units, cultural program, meetings with state and diplomatic bodies and debates were organized for the program participants. The participants chosen at the end of the program were sent for one-month practice to Azerbaijanâ€™s embassies in the US, UK, Russia, Belgium, Austria and Switzerland.

Minister of Emergency Situations Kamaladdin Heydarov, chairman of State Customs Committee Aydin Aliyev and Deputy Foreign Minister Vagif Sadikhov also participated in the certificate awarding ceremony.

Making a keynote speech at the ceremony rector of ADA Hafiz Pashayev noted that the friendship among the diplomats and civil servants, who participated in the program, would contribute to increasing the efficiency of cooperation among the state structures.

At the end of the ceremony, the films made by the students during the training were demonstrated and certificates were presented to them. Minister of Emergency Situations Kamaladdin Heydarov said though ADA was relatively young, it had already gained serious achievements. He said they would continue cooperation with the Academy in training the servants.

About 80 persons have completed ADAâ€™s Advanced Foreign Service Program within the past three years.