National Education Minister In Moscow

ANKARA - National Education Minister Huseyin Celik visited on Friday two Russian schools in Moscow.
Celik then visited Turkology department and met with students and teachers.
Celik said that Russian language would thought as a second language in tourism and hotel management schools in Turkey, and a pilot project would be started for this.
Celik listened to the problems of Turkish students who were educated in Russia at Turkish Embassy in Moscow.
Noting that two countries had close relations in economical aspect, but the relations would be closer when two countries learn each other's languages mutually, Celik explained the projects on Russian education to Turkish students.
Celik said that National Education Ministry removed expressions that disturbed Russian people from text books and added that they were expecting the same attitude from Russia as well.
(GC-UK) 22.11.2003