MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ON ISSUES …

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The Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

SEEKING to develop all-around cooperation in various fields between the Republic of the Philippines and the Russian Federation,

CONVINCED of the importance of establishing and developing close contacts and cooperation in the field of the career training of diplomatic personnel provided by the Foreign Service Institute of the Philippines and the Diplomatic Academy of Russia,

Have reached the following understanding:

Article 1
The Foreign Service Institute of the Philippines and the Diplomatic Academy of Russia (hereinafter referred to as “Institutions of the Parties”) shall cooperate with each other in the training of diplomatic personnel.

Article II
The Institutions of the Parties shall prepare a program for the exchange of experience in the training of diplomatic personnel and for the exchange of teachers, experts and practical workers in various fields of diplomacy which are of mutual interest.

Article III
The Institutions of the Parties shall facilitate the exchange of teaching aids on subjects relating to diplomacy, and other related publications of mutual interest, and shall promote contacts between their respective libraries.

Article IV
The Institutions of the Parties shall exchange information on the policies regarding recruitment, promotion, training and assignment on missions of diplomatic personnel, as well as on other programs of career development.

Article V
The Institutions of the Parties shall maintain regular contacts in the connection with events of mutual interest, particularly in connection with their participation in regional and international meetings and scientific conferences on issues which are of interest to the respective diplomatic services and their diplomatic personnel training centers.

Article VI
The procedures and terms of carrying out the activities provided for in Articles I to V of this Memorandum shall be agreed upon by the Institutions of the Parties. Each contracting party shall be responsible for the provision of logistic and financial support to its experts sent for training or probation.

Article VII
This Memorandum can be amended by the Parties on mutual consent.

Signed in Manila on 29 July 1998 in two copies, each in the English and Russian languages.

  

For the Department of Foreign Affairs 
of the Republic of the Philippines:		 For the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
of the Russian Federation:
   
(Sgd.)
DOMINGO L. SIAZON, JR.
Secretary of Foreign Affairs 		(Sgd.)
YEVGENIY M. PRIMAKOV
Minister of Foreign Affairs

Entry into Force: July 29, 1998

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