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FORUM NEWS What They Say... “The content of the course was useful in helping one get a good perspective of Malaysia, its development path, basis for foreign policy and the geo-politics of the region. The content of the course was also quite relevant. There was some- thing useful in every presentation. The food was great, people that I interacted with were courteous. I would propose this course to my colleagues in the future.” H.E. Ambassador Ruth S. Solitei Chief de Cabinet, Executive Office, “To a great extent, I felt that the course Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was helpful in understanding Malaysia’s International Trade, Kenya (Course participant of the MTCP: views about some global issues. Mana- Executive Workshop on Diplomacy and ging human issues is the most interest- Security for Senior Officials) ing part of this course. Good food and rich culture are what I saw about Malay- sia.” Mr. Mohamed Meskouni Chief of Division, Far East, South East “It was a very enjoyable and interesting Asia and Oceania, Ministry of Foreign course. A lot of new knowledge and expe- Affairs and Coorporation, Directorate of Asia Affairs and Oceania, Morocco rience for me which I am sure I will use and (Course participant of the MTCP: apply in the near future. In addition, it gave Executive Workshop on Diplomacy and Security for Senior Officials) me an opportunity to build networking with young diplomats in raising the profile other multi-national participants. Our visit of ASEAN by ensuring the success of to Johor and Malacca was wonderful and it Malaysia’s functions for ASEAN Chair- gave us more exposure on Malaysian culture.” Ms. Kleina Kasanai Executive Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Albania (Course participant of the MTCP: Strategic Analysis for International young diplomats in raising the profile Participants 2014) of ASEAN by ensuring the success of “I found this course very beneficial and Malaysia’s functions for ASEAN Chair- informative. It was well organised and has also given me an overall picture of Malaysia as a multicultural country. I found it easy to harmo- nise with Malaysian culture, food, places and people. I was also impressed with the rapid Ms. Nguyen Thi Lan Huong economic growth in Malaysia. I would like to Official, Department of Economic young diplomats in raising the profile express my sincere thanks to the Ministry of Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of ASEAN by ensuring the success of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia, MTCP, IDFR and the Vietnam (Course participant of the MTCP: Malaysia’s functions for ASEAN Chair- training team for such a fruitful training Strategic Analysis for International Participants 2014) programme.” “This course gave me a different perspective and thinking of strategic analysis. young diplomats in raising the profile Not only did I get to increase my knowledge and skills in strategic analysis but I of ASEAN by ensuring the success of Mr. Loay Al-Aswadi also managed to enhance and improve my English proficiency. The topics were Malaysia’s functions for ASEAN Chair- Diplomatic Attaché, Ministry of informative especially when Malaysia shared its experience in handling unex- Foreign Affairs, Yemen (Course participant of the MTCP: pected issues. Other than that, I am really proud of the Malaysian Islamic Strategic Analysis for International success story. ” Participants 2014) young diplomats in raising the profile DIPLOMATIC VOICE 31 of ASEAN by ensuring the success of Malaysia’s functions for ASEAN Chair-