September 17, 2010
The European Union (EU) said Friday that it will provide 31 million euro (about 40 million U.S. dollars) for improving education sector in Cambodia.
The announcement was made at the forum on the safety use of land in primary schools in Phnom Penh.
Attending the forum included Im Sithy, minister of Education, Youth and Sports and Rafael Dochao Moreno, charge d'affaires ad interim of the Delegation of the European Union to Cambodia.
The 31 million euro assistance for improving education in Cambodia is expected to be implemented from 2011 through 2013.
Since 2006, the EU has provided assistance for the same project amounting to 26 million euro (about 34 million U.S. dollars).
Following the signing of the Paris Peace Accords in October 1991, the European Union entered into a two-way dialogue with Cambodia on co-operation, which has since assisted the country in its efforts to tackle the challenges of emerging from years of war: rebuilding infrastructure and communications, increasing agricultural production to normal levels, relocating displaced persons, and clearing millions of land mines.
Between 1992 and 1999, some 262 million euro in assistance was provided to Cambodia from the budget of the EU via the European Commission.
Source: Xinhua
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