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Slovakia to mainly aid Afghanistan, Kenya and Moldova in 2017

Xinhua, February 23, 2017 Adjust font size:

Slovakia will focus on three countries, Afghanistan, Kenya and Moldova, in the development aid program for 2017, Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak informed on Wednesday.

"The Foreign and European Affairs Ministry will allocate 200,000 euros (210,000 U.S. dollars) for development aid in Afghanistan in 2017 from the Slovak Aid budget. The aid will primarily be used for education, agriculture and reforming the security sector," stressed Lajcak.

Program cooperation with Kenya in 2017 will be underpinned by a new intergovernmental agreement on development aid.

"We will earmark 1.2 million euros (1.26 million dollars) for the major objectives of development aid in Kenya this year," added Lajcak.

As for development aid in Moldova, Slovakia is set to focus mainly on the correct functioning of the country's public administration, water and sanitation. The ministry will designate 600,000 euros, (about 630,000 dollars) to this effect. Enditem