Germany lends money to help sanitation project

TIRANA, Jan. 7 – Germany’s ambassador in Tirana Bernd Borchardt signed an 800,000-euro loan with Transport Minister Sokol Olldashi to support improvement of the Albanian city of Pogradec’s sewerage system that will help to protect Lake Ohrid.
“Germany has already provided 5 million euros in funds for the project and with this additional funding 70% of the overall sewerage network in Pogradec will improve,” Olldashi said at the signing ceremony.
The government is in talks with German authorities for continuation of the project to completion in a third phase, he added.
“Signing of this agreement … has become a symbol of very good German-Albanian cooperation in the field of sanitation. We will certainly further this cooperation by expanding our activities in the sector,” Borchardt said.
Germany has been active in Albania since 1988 with financing of over 850 million euros, mainly in energy.