The Government of Kyrgyzstan received $2.26 million grant from the Government of Japan. This became known from the message posted by Deputy Minister of Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic Ruslan Tatikov on his social media page. The 24.kg News Agency will report the details.
The grant agreement was signed by Chief Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in the Kyrgyz Republic Kawamoto Hiroyuki as part of the Human Resource Development Scholarship Programme. The Kyrgyz side signed the exchange notes between Kyrgyzstan and Japan with Ambassador of Japan to the Kyrgyz Republic Hideki Goda.
Ruslan Tatikov explained that the grant will be used to train civil servants and promote relations between the two countries.
«I want to note that I am a graduate of this programme. It will give our civil servants an opportunity to gain knowledge and experience, learn about the customs and traditions of the Japanese people and use this experience to boost economic development of the Kyrgyz Republic,» the Deputy Minister of Finance said.
