| National Foreign Aid Training Conference held in Beijing |
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| 2007-07-26 14:59 |
| From:MOFCOM Original:News |
Beijing (July 26)--National Foreign Aid Training Conference was held in Beijing. The conference intended to update foreign aid training according to the new situations and tasks. Altogether 260 representatives attended the conference, coming from various government ministries, including the Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture, and Ministry of Health, and local departments in charge of foreign aid affairs.
Minister Bo Xilai reviewed the achievements of foreign aid since the founding of new China. Up to 2006, China had hosted 2500 sessions of foreign aid training for 150 countries and regions, serving over 80,000 people and covering more than 150 majors in 20 training fields, such as economics, management, agriculture, health, justice, and education. Foreign aid training had helped us develop an excellent rapport with other developing countries and promote economic cooperation.
The “Foreign Aid Human Resources Coordination System”, which was established with the joint efforts of different government ministries, pooled in the best resources of every ministry for closer cooperation and brought foreign aid training to a higher level, Bo said.
Foreign aid training is more than a form of international exchange and cooperation, as Bo expressed, it also assumes the role of spreading Chinese culture and promoting world harmony. It is our responsibility to improve the quality of training and make sure that the countries receiving the aid can really benefit from the training program.
Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zhang Yesui confirmed the significance of foreign aid training in terms of promoting international prestige and boosting economic cooperation. He urged the better coordination between different ministries and within each ministry, in order to improve the quality of foreign aid training.
Vice Minister of the International Department of the Central Committee of CPC Chen Fengxiang, Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Education Wu Qidi, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Land and Resources Zhang Ruisheng, Vice Governors of Shanxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang Province, and Vice Mayors of Shanghai and Chongqing attended the conference.
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