IIPA, CPS ink MoU

New Delhi, Nov 21 (UNI) Indian Institute of Public Administration today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPS) to co-sponsor seminars and commission joint research projects among others.

The MoU was initialled by Dr P L Sanjeev Reddy, director of IIPA, and the director of CPS in the presence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao.

Under the MoU, the two public administration institutions will exchange delegations, co-sponsor seminars and workshops, commission joint research projects, exchange publications besides participating in each other's conferences and symposias.

The agreement, which is for a period of five years, is in pursuance of their shared goals of promoting good governance.

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