Monday, July 17, 2017
Kabul (BNA) Acting Minister of Information and Culture, Prof. Mohammad Rassoul Bawari has thanked the World Bank (WB) for its support to the country’s archeology, BNA reported the other day.
In a meeting held to report about the process of application and expenses of the project “Exploitation for Development of Afghanistan” the acting minister thanked the WB for its support in implementation of the project and asked for further cooperation in this field, said the agency.
During the meeting, Noragha Noori, Director of Archeology of the Ministry of Information and Culture provided a detailed report about the application and expenses of the project “Exploitation for Development” and said work on the management program of the project had been completed by 70 percent. “The project [Exploitation for Development of Afghanistan] covers excavations, revitalization of archeological areas, rehabilitation of historical objects and capacity building of the archeologists,” said Noori.
Likewise, Michael Stanley, representative of the World Bank assured of the bank’s further cooperation in this field with the ministry of information and culture.
