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The mission of MFA is to safeguard and promote the interests
of Singapore and Singaporeans through effective diplomacy.
A total budget of $285 million has been allocated to MFA in
FY2004 to achieve this mission.
Of the total operating budget, $235 million will be spent
on promoting Singapore's foreign relations:
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$33 million is for the Foreign Technical Assistance
Programme, which includes the Singapore Cooperation
Programme (SCP) that trains about 5,000 participants
from developing countries in Singapore (including 235
undergraduate scholarships to recipients from Asean
countries under the Singapore Scholarship Scheme) and
in our Initiative for Asean Integration (IAI) Training
Centres in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.
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$44 million is for contributions to the United Nations
and other International Organisations
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In 2003, Singapore welcomed the
third study visit from China's Central Party School. |
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Scholars from Cambodia, seen here after receiving the
Singapore Scholarship 2003 awards for undergraduate studies
at National University of Singapore, Nayang Technological
University and Singapore Management University. |
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Vietnamese government officials
during a training session at the Vietnamese-Singapore
Training Centre in Hanoi. The centre was setup in November
2001 as part of the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI). |
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