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Lieutenant Colonel Sorin Bacila, PR officer of the Romanian contingent in Iraq transmitted the followings:
This week the Romanian “Eagles of Carpathians” 821st Infantry Battalion performed few CIMIC actions.
Tuesday, August 24, 04 in Al Fuhud the place with about 30,000 inhabitants the humanitarian provision of 6000USD (food, clothes, books and school supplies for the children enlisted to the nine elementary schools for girls and eleven elementary schools for boys and three gymnasiums).”Feelings of the people towards the Romanians are very friendly. We all feel that you are near us and we do appreciate the fact that you are keeping your promises” said the local chief.
Wednesday, August 25, 04 the Romanians ended the two projects of USD 100 000 for the water supplying system for Al Hammer the city of more then 25 000 inhabitants.
Wednesday, they have approved the rebuilding of “Al Rimanydh” school from Al Islah. The modernization works of the eight classrooms school, a 60 000USD project will start next week.
During the meetings between the Romanian militaries and the representatives of the local councils the talks continued in order to identify other CIMIC projects for the improvement of life and the normalization of the situation in Dhi Qar province.
MoND Press Office