Kuwaiti donation to Lebanon

Originally published May 31, 2000

The Kuwaiti government and the Kuwaiti Fund for Arab economic development have decided to offer an urgent donation to Lebanon estimated at US $ 20 million to finance urgently needed projects in South Lebanon and the Western Bekaa.

The director general of the Kuwaiti Fund for economic development conveyed this decision to the Lebanese prime minister Salim al-Hoss during a telephone call he made with him on Tuesday.

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