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EU allocates 43.5 million euros to assist IDPs in Georgia

Politics Materials 13 July 2010 11:10 (UTC +04:00)
The European Union will provide 43.5 million euros to Georgia to assist IDPs. The relevant agreement will be signed by representatives of the Georgian Finance Ministry and the EU representation in Georgia in Rustavi today, the ministry reported.
EU allocates 43.5 million euros to assist IDPs in Georgia

Georgia, Tbilisi, July 13 / Trend N.Kirtzkhalia /

The European Union will provide 43.5 million euros to Georgia to assist IDPs. The relevant agreement will be signed by representatives of the Georgian Finance Ministry and the EU representation in Georgia in Rustavi today, the ministry reported.

The signing ceremony will be attended by Finance Minister Kakha Baindurashvili, Refugees and Resettlement Minister Koba Subeliani and EU Representation Head Per Eklund.

The funds will be aimed at improving the living conditions of IDPs.

More than 15,000 Georgians were forced to flee their homes in South Ossetia after the Georgian-Russian war.  The country built a few mini-towns in eastern Georgia through the international community's funds.

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