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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">JoongAng Daily</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">No Korean diplomat can speak Farsi, Italian</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Despite the government’s efforts to upgrade its diplomatic corps, foreign language skills of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Korea</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s diplomats are steadily declining. And in some Korean missions abroad, such as <st1:City w:st="on">Tehran</st1:City> and the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Vatican</st1:place></st1:country-region>, not one envoy can speak the local language.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Full story:</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2926766</P></DIV></BODY></HTML>