DUSHANBE, May 24, Asia-Plus – Tajikistan and the European Commission intend to sign two grant agreements totaling Euro 15.5 million this year, Tajik Finance Minister Safarali Najmuddinov told journalists yesterday following a ceremony of signing of a grant agreement between Tajikistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
According to him, the first grant agreement for Euro 8.5 million, negotiations on which are nearing completion, is aimed at providing food security of the republic. The second grant agreement for Euro 7 million will be used for serving
Tajikistan
’s external debt.
Mr. Najmuddinov also added that this year,
Tajikistan
has signed 10 grant agreements with international organization; of them, sic have been signed with the World Bank.
