CEO AND CHAIRMAN OF THE MANAGING BOARD OF FB VISITED THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

At the invitation of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Turkey in the city of Side near Antalya was held a meeting of the Executive Board with regard to scholarships for children of the miners killed in Soma, the Republic of Turkey.

At the meeting, they also talked about implementation of obligations under the Protocol on cooperation with regard to scholarships for twenty children of the miners killed in Soma, the Republic of Turkey, as well as realization of the project to help schools and children with developmental disabilities in BiH.

To the mutual satisfaction, it was concluded that obligations under the Protocol on cooperation are so far fully implemented and that implementation of the project to help schools and children with developmental disabilities is in the final stage.

In the first phase of this project, the Republic of Turkey organized training of a number of directors of schools for children with disabilities and representatives of cantonal ministries of education. In the second phase for seventeen teachers from all schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina, is organized a seven-day expert seminar in Side. In the third phase, the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Turkey will provide teaching aids, equipment and supplies to meet the needs of a number of schools and children with developmental disabilities in BiH.

In addition, representatives of Fund ''Bošnjaci'' attended the three-day festival of the best works of pupils from school for specially gifted and talented students in the Republic of Turkey, in which, among others, attended Mr. İsmet Yılmaz, Minister of Education of the Republic of Turkey, then Mr. Celil Gungor, Director General of the Directorate of Special Education and Consultation with colleagues.

At the meeting, among other things, it was agreed to intensify cooperation in the field of education and science.