The General Director of the Afghanistan National Procurement Authority (NPA) has paid a visit to the International Training Centre of the ILO in Italy

Mr Yama Yari, General Director of the National Procurement Authority of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, has paid a visit to the International Training Centre of the ILO in Italy on 16-19 May. Over the course of his visit, Mr Yari has met with the ITCILO Director, Mr Yanguo Liu, and with Programme Managers from the Centre’s many units. The visit is particularly important in the context of the project “Promoting Rural Youth Employment in Afghanistan through Entrepreneurship Education and Vocational Training” and it is hoped that, as a result of this visit, the fruitful collaboration between the Centre and the Government of Afghanistan will continue to bring successful results. In addition, Mr Yari has participated in a round of discussion with representatives of the Employment Policy and Analysis Programme (EPAP) and Sustainable Development Programme (SDP), to explore concrete areas for future collaboration between the International Training Centre and the National Procurement Authority of Afghanistan.