Belarusian News Agency BelTA reports that the Belarus Education Ministry and the Eritrean Education Ministry have signed an agreement on cooperation.
The document was signed by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Russia Vasily Dolgolev and Ambassador of Eritrea to the Russian Federation Teklai Menassie Asgedom in Moscow on 31 August.
According to the agency Eritrea has joined 84 other countries which have students attending Belarusian universities.
The Eritrean youth would like to study in Belarus, Teklai Menassie Asgedom told BelTA. He also noted that the Eritrean side is ready to invite Belarusian professors and specialists to work in the East African country.
According to Vasily Dolgolev, it is the first signed agreement between Belarus and Eritrea. The agreement will allow both the countries to develop cooperation not only in the education area but in other areas as well, the diplomat noted.
