15Oct2005 Prince Naif Order Payment Of SR28 Million To UNESCO

Jeddah, 15 October, 2005

Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz, the Interior Minister and the Supervisor General of the Saudi Committee for the Relief of the Palestinian People, has issued his directives to pay SR 28,479,847 from the Committee's account to UNESCO's account.

This development comes within the framework of the Royal directives to establish cooperation between the Committee and the UNESCO for supporting educational programs in Palestine through UNESCO.

Dr Sa'ed Al-Harethi, the Advisor of the Interior Minister and Head of the Saudi Committee for the Relief of the Palestinian People, said the remittance comes within the framework of the articles of the agreement signed by Prince Naif and UNESCO pertaining to the financing of the educational programs in Palestine.

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