Signing Ceremony on the Non-project Grant Aid
Provided by the Government of Japan

On January 20, 2014, the Signing Ceremony for the Exchange of Notes took place at the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, concerning the provision of two hundred million (200,000,000) Japanese Yen to Georgia through Non-project Grant Aid.

The Exchange of Notes and the related documents were signed by H.E. Mr. Toshio Kaitani, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Georgia and H.E. Mr. Nodar Khaduri, Minister of Finance of Georgia.

The present Non-project Grant Aid is to be used for procurement of equipments for environment protection and for disaster prevention.  It is expected that the implementation of the grant aid will contribute to enhancement of the early warning system for natural hazards to reduce risks and damages, and of ability to protect environment in Georgia through using unique, efficient and user-friendly technology of Japanese small and medium sized enterprises.

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