GOI ASSISTANCE TO KOSOVO

UNCLAS ROME 000816 SIPDIS PASS USAID E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EAID IT PREL UN SUBJECT: GOI ASSISTANCE TO KOSOVO REF: STATE 22128 MFA'S DIRECTORATE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION REPORTS THAT GOI BUDGETED ASSISTANCE FOR KOSOVO FOR CY 2002 IS 2.5 BILLION LIRE (APPX $1.2 MILLION). THIS MONEY IS EARMARKED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 00816 151701Z FOR TWO PROJECTS: 1.5 BILLION LIRE ($730,000) FOR THE REFURBISHING OF THE HOSPITAL IN PEJA/PEC AND 1 BILLION LIRE ($470,000) FOR ASSISTANCE TO KOSOVO SCHOOLS. ADDITIONAL POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR 2002 INCLUDE 4 BILLION LIRE ($1.8 MILLION) FOR THE TRAINING OF MEDICAL STAFF AT THE PEJA/PEC HOSPITAL, 2.0 BILLION LIRE ($940,000) FOR THE FOSTERING OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE ALBANIAN AND ORTHODOX SERB COMMUNITIES OF THE PEJA/PEC REGION, 1.8 BILLION LIRE ($845,000) FOR TRAINING OF MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, 2.0 BILLION LIRE ($940,000) FOR EMPLOYMENT GENERATION, PARTICULARLY EMPLOYMENT OF MINORITIES IN SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE BUSINESSES, 1.8 BILLION LIRE FOR ($845,000) FOR RETRAINING OF KPC MEMBERS, AND 2 BILLION LIRE ($940,000) FOR SOLID WASTE TREATMENT. IF ALL THESE PROJECTS ARE REALIZED, ITALY'S 2002 CONTRIBUTION WOULD TOTAL 16.1 BILLION LIRE ($7.7 MILLION). SEMBLER UNCLASSIFIED > 2002ROME00816 - Classification: UNCLASSIFIED