ANKARA
Turkish Minister of National Education, Omer Dincer said on Monday educational cooperation between Turkey and Bosnia-Herzegovina had to be strengthened.
Dincer received the Bosnian Minister of Education and Science, Damir Masic and an accompanying delegation in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Monday.
Speaking to reporters while meeting Masic, Omer Dincer said that he was pleased to see the Bosnian delegation in Turkey.
We consider Bosnia-Herzegovina as a brotherly country, Dincer stated.
Our two countries share very strong historic and cultural relations, Dincer said.
"Bosnia-Herzegovina is one of the most important and strategic countries in the Balkans for us. Bosnia-Herzegovina is one of the countries to which we offer most scholarships. There are around 100 Bosnian students currently studying in Turkey. More than 200 Bosnian students have already graduated from Turkish schools. Around 1,400 Turkish students went to Bosnia-Herzegovina for studies with their own means. Such facts show that we have to deepen cooperation in the educational field with Bosnia-Herzegovina. We will discuss such issues with Masic and his delegation," Dincer noted.
-Bosnian Minister of Education and Science, Damir Masic-
Damir Masic, in his part, said he was pleased to be in Turkey.
Our two countries share cooperation of long years and good relations, Masic indicated.
We would like to cooperate more with Turkey in the educational field, Masic noted.
"We received a briefing on Turkey's FATIH Project and would like to implement similar projects in Bosnia-Herzegovina. We want to benefit from Turkey's experiences in this field," Masic also said.
The Turkish project titled "the Movement to Increase Opportunities and Technology (FATIH)" seeks to integrate state-of-the art computer technology into Turkey's public education system.
