Civil Georgia
May 12 2005

Norway Grants USD 10 mln to UNDP South Caucasus Projects

Norway will contribute USD 10 million in the period 2005-2007 for
UNDP development projects in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia,
according to the memorandum signed by Jan Petersen, the Foreign
Minister of Norway and Zéphirin Diabré, the acting head of UNDP on
May 10 in New York, the Norwegian Foreign Ministry reported.

The projects will be in the fields of good governance and energy and
environment. The agreement provides for close co-operation between
Norway and UNDP, whereby the Norwegian authorities will be directly
involved in the selection and implementation of the projects.