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Monday 20 Jul 2015 - 11:21 Makkah mean time-4-10-1436
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Jerusalem (IINA) – The Palestinian Ministry of Education on Sunday announced that the Venezuelan scholarships for the Palestinian students were not suspended and direct communications with the selected students are being streamlined to complete the necessary procedures to begin executing the program.
In a statement to the Palestinian News Agency WAFA, the ministry described news stories circulated by media about diplomatic tensions with Venezuela, as “taken out of context and deformed”, affirming that relationships between Palestine and Venezuela would continue remain strong.
The ministry said this scholarship is not the first of its kind, noting that “about 50 students joined the program in the past few years and 15 are expected to graduate next year after finishing their sixth year under the supervision of a highly qualified team of doctors, in cooperation with the Venezuelan government.”
“In 2014, the Venezuelan government agreed to award 100 Palestinian students a free education within the framework of a scholarship program named after the late President Yasser Arafat. The program aims to offer 1,000 Palestinian students the opportunity to study medicine and train in Venezuela.”
Meanwhile, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed that the diplomatic relations between Palestine and Venezuela remain “strong and deep”, following the rumors about diplomatic strain, triggered by the decision of many students to quit the program.
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