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PRISTINA – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Bernard Kouchner, offered his thanks to the Dutch Government for their $15 million contribution to support the Kosovo Consolidated Budget for the 1999 Fiscal Year.
The money will be used by the Civil Administration to cover expenditures related to public serves such as finacial assistance to the region’s neediest residents, health care and education.
“On behalf of the people of Kosovo, thank you so much,” said Dr. Kouchner as he offered a letter of thanks to Robert Van Lanschot, Head of the Netherlands Office in Pristina, representing the Minister for Development Cooperation of the Netherlands.
“It’s going to be money that will spread out to over approximately 50,000 Kosovars in the health and education systems and other sectors.”
Kouchner added that the Dutch government’s contribution would be an integral part of UNMIK’s rebuilding effort in Kosovo and would help foster the economic recovery process in the province.
“The donation will cover about 25 to 30 percent of the consolidated budget,” Lanschot said. “It’s a very considerable amount for keeping this place running as far as the normal public sector is concerned like medical care, education and the judicial system.”
