Muscat – Foreign Ministry on Monday launched the ‘Talent and Capacity Development Programme’ for its employees under the patronage of H E Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidi, Foreign Minister.

The programme forms part of projects within the ministry to raise the skills of employees entrusted with diplomatic tasks. It seeks to realise the vision of the Sultanate of Oman as a friend to all peoples with the diversity of their cultures.

The aim of the programme is to encourage the practice of cultural diplomacy with international professionalism and to encourage knowledge of and coexistence with other cultures.

‘The Talents and Abilities Development Programme aims to prepare practitioners of cultural diplomacy at the highest level, drawing on individual talents and abilities, besides enhancing them. The goal is to raise efficiency in diplomacy and international interactions in all its richness and to encourage the openness of Omani diplomats to different cultures and peoples.’