President of the Republic of Kosovo, Mrs. Atifete Jahjaga, and the Director of the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) in Kosovo, Ms. Maureen A. Shauket, signed today the amendments to the Development Objective Grant Agreement, signed in 2013.
Funds stemming from this agreement are being used for activities in the field of rule of law and governance, activities for increase of investments and employment in the private sector, as well as programmes for the improvement of human capital in Kosovo.
Amendment ensures an increase of the amount for the sum of 2.000.000 US Dollars and modification of the budget in accordance with this.
This additional financial amount brings the total of the dedicated funds, as part of the agreement, to the amount of 40.994.028 US Dollars.
President of the Republic of Kosovo, Mrs. Atifete Jahjaga, praised as exceptionally important the support of the US Government via USAID. She also said that with this agreement, United States of America is showing its dedication to the development of Republic of Kosovo in the fields of rule of law and economy.