JICA to increase aid to RI

JICA to increase aid to RI

JAKARTA (JP): The Japan International Cooperation Agency
(JICA), the Japanese government's arm in extending technical
cooperation to developing countries, stated here yesterday that
it will increase assistance to Indonesia by 22.8 percent to
US$170 million in 1994 from the previous year.

Koichiro Okazaki, the president of JICA's Jakarta office, told
reporters that the agency has worked in various sectors,
including public health, the development of agricultural
statistics, telecommunication and environmental preservation.

Okazaki also said that JICA last year trained about 200,000
Indonesians in various programs.

JICA celebrated its 20th anniversary on Aug. 1. (hdj)