Kuwait-Turkey sign cooperation agreements

Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) has signed with Turkey three agreements worth $ 15 million to contribute to the response plan of Syrian refugees living in Turkey.
The agreements were signed by KFAED's Director General Abdul-Wahab Al-Bader and Mayors of Gaziantep, Kilis and Sanliurfa, in the presence of the Amir HH Shaikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Al-Bader said the agreements would contribute to financing projects aiming to alleviate economic and social effects on services provided to refugees living in host cities across Turkey, according to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).
They also aim to support Turkey's efforts seeking to respond to refugees' crisis, and enhance social cohesion in the three mentioned cities, he added.
He noted that the first project in Gaziantep aims to provide social services and professional training courses for refugees, and build a rehabilitation centre for the disabled. He expected that the project would complete by 2019.
In Kilis, the project will focus on the rehabilitation and construction of social centres for refugees, and providing them with furniture and equipment, he pointed out.
It also includes the preparation of a landfill for solid waste at a capacity of 454,000 cubic meters, and overhauling of a main road, he made clear.
Al-Bader indicated that the project in Sanliurfa aims to improve drinking water, renovate sewage network and redirect rainwater to prevent floods across the city.
KFAED provided up to 12 loans worth KD 106 million to finance projects in different fields across Turkey.
It also offered two grants worth $ 20 million last January to contribute to the response plan to Syrian refugees' crisis in the areas of health and education, KUNA reported.

Source: BNA