RI diplomats to benefit from French scholarships

RI diplomats to benefit from French scholarships

JAKARTA (JP): The French government has granted scholarships
for young Indonesian diplomats hone their diplomatic skills and
study the French language.

The scholarship cooperation agreement was signed here on
Thursday by Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Arizal
Effendi and French Ambassador Gerard Cros.

The terms of the agreement, valid for three years, provide
long term scholarships for Indonesian diplomats to study at the
l'Institute Internationale d'Administration Publique (IIAP) and
short-term training in France.

Under the agreement it is also possible for French teachers to
be brought to Indonesia to tutor the diplomats.

In the past, the French government has provided scholarships
for Indonesian diplomats to attend the IIAP, however the program
ceased in 1980.