Kingdom's Assistance to Niger Amounts to Nearly SR 600 million

Niamey, November 16, SPA -- Saudi Ambassador to Niger Ibrahim bin Ali Abdulhaq has
said that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has provided Niger with great assistance
amounting to nearly SR 600 million over the last thirty years contributing to the
development of vital sectors particularly education, health, security, food, and
information.

In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the Ambassador has pointed out that
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has provided Niger with more than SR 386.9 million as
non-refundable aid for humanitarian and Islamic purposes as well as more than SR
210.6 million as loans from Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), for implementation of
projects in the fields of economy, roads, housing, education, drilling wells,
storage of grain and rural development.

He stressed that the Kingdom under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy
Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, has been extending assistances to developing
countries , emanating from its leading Islamic role and humanitarian stands.
--SPA 15:44 LOCAL TIME 12:44 GMT NNNN