(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Germany will provide an additional 25 million euros to Jordan, 15 million of which will be used to support the Kingdom's water sector while the rest will come through UNICEF to help Jordan address the increasing number of Syrian refugees.
The announcement was made by the German Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development Gerd Muller during a meeting with Jordan's Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Ibrahim Saif, Jordan news agency (Petra) reporte
During the meeting, the two ministers discussed bilateral cooperation and means to further boost it in the economic and development fiel
The planning minister briefed his German counterpart on the economic and financial situation in Jordan, the challenges being faced by Jordan due to regional developments as well the efforts to implement political and economic reform
According to the 2012-2014 development program, Germany pledged to provide 88.6 million euros to support Jordan's water and energy sector
It also provided additional aid to Jordan in 2013, worth 74.5 million euro
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