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The Islamic Development Bank has presented Kyrgyzstan 5 mobile clinics, the Department of Information Policy of the President reported. Last Wednesday, President Almazbek Atambayev and IDB President Akkhmad Mohamed Ali Al Madani discussed the implementation of new projects in Kyrgyzstan. The IDB Director said that he will send a special mission to explore new joint strategic projects in the near future. Moreover, an agreement on donating Kyrgyzstan five mobile clinics designed to improve access to health services in remote areas of the country was signed during the meeting. Equipment cost is estimated at $10 million.

The Government of Kyrgyzstan and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) started elaboration of joint projects. The First Vice Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic Taiyrbek Sarpashev held a working meeting on implementation of the agreements, reached at the end of a working visit to Saudi Arabia. He stressed that with the leadership of the IDB signed agreements for projects totaling $46.570 million. For improvement of energy supply of Arkinsky array of Lyailyak district of Batken province $16.25 million will be allocated. For the reconstruction of Osh - Batken - Isfana highway - $21,320 million. For sustainable rural development in the Kyrgyz Republic - $9 million.

Islamic Development Bank plans to grant Kyrgyzstan $17.5 million for implementation of the Sustainable Villages Development Programme. The draft agreement between the Islamic Development Bank and the Kyrgyz government was approved by the Committee for Foreign Affairs on April 22. For the first stage of the project there will be allotted $9 millions, $6 millions of which is to be given by IDB; and $3 millions will be allocated for the second stage by the Islamic Solidarity Fund.