News Release No. 2003/002/AZ |
Contact: Saida Bagirova (994-12) 921-941
Email: Sbagirova@worldbank.org
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WORLD BANK MISSION IS IN BAKU TO CONTINUE PREPARATION OF
THE IRRIGATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
Baku, February 4, 2002 - A World Bank Mission lead by Mr. Joop Stuotjesdijk
(task team leader) has arrived in Azerbaijan for a period of two weeks to continue
the preparation of the proposed Irrigation Distribution System and Management
Improvement Project (IDSMIP). The Mission will finalize with senior Government
officials the project concept, components and costing. The mission will also
discuss timing of the remaining processing steps. The team will work closely
with the staff of the State Amelioration and Irrigation Committee (SAIC), but
will also meet with officials in the Cabinet of Ministers, Ministry of Economic
Development and Ministry of Finance. It is expected that at the end of the mission
a draft Aide Memoire, containing the missions findings and recommendations,
will be produced and discussed with the Government.
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