[12/September/2012]

SANA'A, Sep. 12 (Saba) - Yemen and KfW Bank signed here on Wednesday a €20 million agreement to provide infrastructure and build 20 new schools in the capital.

The agreement was signed by Education Minister Abdul-Razzaq al-Ashwal and KfW director for Middle East and North Africa.

Al-Ashwal said that the agreement aims to reduce congestion happening in some schools in the capital, adding that building the schools will begin in the coming two months.

He expressed his appreciation of the German government's continued support for education projects in Yemen, stressing that the Ministry would provide all the required facilities and will overcome difficulties hindering the donors projects in educational areas.

The ministry will form a team of experts to manage and follow up the projects implementation and monitor the implementation level directly, the Minister said.

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