VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): The government of the Federal Republic of Germany will continue to support the Lao government to improve and develop rural infrastructure in Huaphan province with a total amount of EUR 5.5 million (over 62 billion kip) under the Rural Development Programme phase III (RDP III), which is part of last year’s intergovernmental negotiations between Laos and Germany.
A project official told Vientiane Times that phase III of the Rural Development Programme will begin at the end of this year and continue until 2024.