China and India send Afghan Diplomats to China for 2nd-pha joint training program in 2019

On December 5, 2019, Afghan Diplomats began their training in China Foreign Affairs University. The program ended in 10 days. The Indian portion started on November 11, 2019. Ambassador Sun Weidong was invited to attend the opening ceremony of the Indian course of the second Sino-Indian joint training program for Afghan diplomats. The training was launched in New Dehli for 10 Afghan diplomats who will participate in training activities in India and China. The project is jointly sponsored by the China Foreign Affairs University and the Indian Foreign Service Institute. The goal of the training is to achieve peace and development in Afghanistan and will include training modules on various topics covering foreign policy, key international issues, multilateral diplomacy and diplomatic skills. The training will take place first in India, and then in China, although the dates of each section are not known. Each training session will last two weeks.

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