Korea donates $300,000 to support de-mining in Jordan Valley

AMMAN — Korea has presented a $300,000 grant to the National Committee for De-mining and Rehabilitation (NCDR) as a contribution to fund the project of searching for lost mines in the Jordan Valley, according to a statement released Saturday.

The grant is in response to a donor meeting held at the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation in May to discuss the NCDR’s future plans and projects.

The grant was presented by Korean Ambassador to Jordan Choi Hong-ghi, in the presence of HH Prince Mired; NCDR chairman and the special envoy of the Ottawa Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction; and Planning and International Cooperation Minister Imad Fakhoury, said the statement, released by the ministry.  

Prince Mired expressed his thanks and appreciation to the Korean government for its quick response to the Jordanian call for support to enable the NCDR to complete its tasks of exploring and searching for mines in the Jordan Valley.

He added that this grant will contribute to safeguarding the lives of citizens in targeted areas, which is part of the NCDR’s goals to eliminate the risks of mines and explosive remnants of war, and enable the rehabilitation of agricultural lands there.

For his part, Fakhoury also expressed thanks and appreciation to the government and people of Korea for their continued support of Jordan.

“The two sides eagerly seek to enhance their links by developing cooperation mechanisms in a number of fields of mutual interest at the various political, social and economic levels,” he said.

The Korean ambassador stressed the deep relations between the two countries in all fields, saying his government is committed to continuing financial and technical support programmes.