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US extends 100 million dollars in aid to Jordan
Feb 24, 2009, 13:38 GMT
Amman- The United States on Tuesday extended a grant of 100 million dollars to Jordan under four aid agreements, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Suhair al-Ali said.
The accords were signed by al-Ali and the US Ambassador in Amman Stephen Beecroft, who praised Jordan's pivotal role in shoring up stability in the Middle East.
He also renewed the commitment of the US administration of President Barack Obama to extend more financial and technical aid to Jordan in all spheres.
Al-Ali said that the latest grant would help Jordan with its external debt burden and finance job-creating development projects.
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SP4: terrificFeb 24th, 2009 - 13:49:00
...we're int he middle of a recession and we can manage to send Jordan $100 million....?
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