Aoun: Government will fulfill its obligations in order to complete financed projects

Aoun: Government will fulfill its obligations in order to complete financed projects

NNA - President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, received World Bank Regional Director in the Middle East, Mr. Sarouj Kumar Jah, today at the Presidential Palace.

The President tackled, with Kumar Jah, the files that the World Bank is working to finance in Lebanon, especially the social safety net project which provides cash assistance to needy groups of the Lebanese society.

Kumar Jah thanked the President for the support provided to start this project, which benefits several families who are supposed to begin receiving this aid starting next March. Moreover, the meeting addressed the role of the World Bank in financing gas and electricity import to Lebanon through Egypt, Jordan and Syria, and the procedures to be followed to expedite this issue.

In addition, Kumar Jah asserted that the World Bank continues to provide support to Lebanon in financing several vital and basic projects after overcoming the obstacles which prevent their speedy completion.

For his part, President Aoun thanked Kumar Jah for his efforts to help Lebanon, and stressed that the Lebanese government will fulfil its obligations in order to complete the projects financed by the World Bank. ---Presidency Press Office

 

 

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