Key programmes implemented to groom young diplomats reviewed

Manama

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Abdullatif Al Zayani, accompanied by Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, Abdullah Al Dossari, visited the Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa Academy for Diplomatic Studies. The Executive Director of the Academy, Dr Shaikha Munira bint Khalifa Al Khalifa, briefed the minister on the most important programmes and initiatives implemented by the academy and the efforts being made to advance the diplomatic work and spread its culture. She also reviewed the most important future programmes that the academy has to develop to qualify new generations and national competencies of Bahraini diplomats according to the best international standards for the development of work in the diplomatic field.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs expressed his admiration for this important diplomatic edifice, and the advanced administrative approach it adopts to achieve the sought-after goals, praising the great and tangible role played by the academy in developing policies and plans to develop the diplomatic and consular sector. He also commended the programmes being implemented and the courses and workshops held to qualify and prepare the diplomatic and consular staff to be the best representatives of the Kingdom of Bahrain and its diplomacy at various regional and international gatherings. Dr Zayani vowed to support all the efforts aimed at upgrading and expanding training programmes outside the Kingdom to benefit more from the distinguished experiences in this field, wishing the academy and those in charge of its affairs every progress and success.

The academy is principally responsible for the recruitment and training of diplomats in the Kingdom. It also seeks to raise awareness of international relations within the diplomatic sphere and with the general public locally, as well as strengthen our institutional ties globally. The establishment of the academy is the culmination of a decades-long endeavour in the development of modern Bahraini diplomacy. The establishment of the Diplomatic Institute in 2016 and the Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa Academy for Diplomatic Studies in 2019 is a further step in the institutionalisation of diplomatic training, which strives to achieve sustainable and effective outcomes for the national interests and globDr Al Zayani and Mr Al Dossari tour the academy along with Dr Shaikha Munira. al standing of the Kingdom.