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May 30, 2011
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE INSTITUTO DEL SERVICIO EXTERIOR DE LA NACION OF ARGENTINA
Desirous of strengthening cooperation between the Foreign Service Institute of the Philippines and the Instituto del Servicio Exterior de la Nacion of Argentina and establishing a linkage program between the two institutions in order to enhance the foreign service development program of their respective countries, the Foreign Service Institute of the Philippines and the Instituto del Servicio Exterior de la Nacion of Argentina, hereinafter referred to as “the Parties”, have reached the following understanding:
Article 1
The Parties will maintain an active exchange of information relating to their respective programs of studies, courses, seminars, language programs and other activities that the respective institutions administer.
Article 2
The Parties will exchange information on International Law, Diplomatic Practice and other pursuits pertinent to the diplomatic profession, as well as to the field of international political, economic and cultural relations.
Article 3
The Parties will hold regular consultations and will organize courses and seminars alternately in Manila and Buenos Aires. They will encourage the exchange of lecturers, professors, experts and trainees/scholars in all areas of interest to their respective institutions.
Article 4
The Parties will foster the exchange of publications and other materials of common interest and facilitate the establishment of contacts between their respective libraries.
Article 5
The Parties will exchange information with respect to activities of mutual interest, particularly their participation in regional and international meetings on international relations which involve foreign service or diplomatic institutes and training and research institutions.
Article 6
This Memorandum of Understanding will come into effect on the date of its signing and will remain in force for a period of three (3) years renewable automatically for a similar period, except if one of the Parties informs the other Party, by written notification, at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiry of the initial three-year (3) period or any three-year period thereafter of its intention to terminate this Memorandum of Understanding.
Done in Buenos Aires on 30 May 2011, in two originals in the English and Spanish Languages, both being equally authentic.
| For the Foreign Service Institute of the Philippines: | For the Instituto del Servicio Exterior de la Nacion of Argentina: |
| (Sgd.) ERLINDA F. BASILIO | (Sgd.) ALBERTO PEDRO D’ ALOTTO |
Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Department of Foreign Affairs Republic of the Philippines | Secretario de Relaciones Exteriores del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto de la Republica Argentina |
Entry into Force: May 30, 2011