Twenty Iraqi diplomats will arrive at the Beijing Capital International Airport at noontime today, and will begin to receive a 30-day diplomatic courses training from tomorrow at China Foreign Affairs University.

Iraqi ambassador to China said during an interview with the press that this is the first time postwar Iraq sent diplomats abroad for training.

On December 14, 2004, Chinese Ambassador Yang Honglin to Iraq, and president of the Iraqi Foreign Affairs Institute signed on behalf of their respective governments the exchange of notes on China training diplomats for Iraq. According to the aforesaid notes, the Chinese government will provide 1.5 million yuan worth of gratis aid for a month-long training of 20 diplomats sent by the Iraqi Interim Government. The training contents mainly include international relations, lectures on diplomatic knowledge, visits and investigation tours.

By People's Daily Online