Saturday, 17 October 2009

Germany Pledges $200,000 for Ketsana Victims


Written by DAP NEWS -- Saturday, 17 October 2009

(Posted by CAAI News Media)

A German delegation led by Dr. Josef Fullen Bach on Friday promised aid amounting to €200,000 for Cambodian victims of Ketsana, a Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) official said.
The Germans were welcomed Cambodian Minister the Keat Chhun at the MEF, the Germany Government pledging to continue its cooperation with Cambodia.

During course of the meeting, both Cambodian MEF´s minister and the German delegation’s Dr. Josef Fullen Bach agreed Germany would continue cooperation with the Cambodian Government in land reform, rural development and agriculture.

“The purpose of the meeting, beside of cooperating with, the Germany government pledges to support to all Cambodian victims of Ketsana,” Fullen Bach said.

Keat Chhon, also a deputy prime minister, stated at the meeting that “we would like to deeply thank the German Government … who donated aid to Cambodia.” So far, the German Government has provided a massive amount of aid to Cambodia for the support of micro-finance institutions, road maintenance and rebuilding, and electricity access in remote areas.

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