The German Government has committed 10 million euro additional grants for flood-a

ffected areas in northern Myanmar.

German Ambassador Christian-Ludwig Weber-Lortsch said poverty alleviation in rur
al areas is a priority in German-Myanmar relations.
We dont push paper, we perform our promises: On the ground, with the government an
d for the people, he said.
The money will go to building bridges and roads to reconnect 32 flood-effected vi
llages in Kalay District serving 50,000 people. The project is started already,
thanks to the un-bureaucratic assistance of the Department of Rural Development,
he said.
The ambassador said the Myanmar government organized free and fair elections and
is now enabling a peaceful and democratic transition of power. That de-serves re
spect and support.
The Myanmar government appointed the Ministry of Live Stock, Fisheries and Rural
Development as project partner and executing agency.