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China grants 100 buses and transportation equipment to Syria

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Syrian Ministry of Local Management and Environment
Country	Syrian Arab Republic
Start Date	Jun 20, 2019
End Date	Nov 05, 2031
Duration	4,521 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`64574`

Grant Description

On June 20th, 2019, Chinese Ambassador to Syria, Feng Biao, attended a handover ceremony for the Syrian bus project at the International Fairgrounds in Damascus, according to a report from the Chinese Embassy in Syria.

At the ceremony, Ambassador Feng and Hussein Makhlouf, Syrian Local Management and Environment Minister, signed a handover certificate for 100 donated 44-seat buses intended for the Ministry of Local Management and Environment.

The buses were to be distributed amongst the Syrian provinces to facilitate better public transportation throughout Syria.

According to the Syria Times and Sputnik Arabic, in addition to the buses, the project provided 41 boxes of transportation accessories and equipment and five Chinese technicians who were to train Syrians in bus operation and maintenance. The exact monetary value of this donation is unknown.

📋 Staff Comments

The Chinese name for this project is '叙公交车项目交接'.

📚 Sources & References

China donates 100 buses to support public transportation in Syria
China Grants 100 Buses to Syria in Contribution to Enhancing Transport Sector
China donates 100 buses to support public transportation in Syria, الصين تسلم الحكومة السورية 100 باص نقل داخلي, الصين تسلم الحكومة السورية 100 باص نقل داخلي, الصين تقدم 100 باص نقل داخلي للنظام السوري (صور) للمزيد, ١٠٠ باص نقل داخلي هدية من الصين الى سورية
China grants 100 buses to Syria in contribution to enhancing transport sector
China donates 100 commuter buses to help Syrians in economic woes
Chinese Ambassador in Damascus announces that China will grant new batch of buses to Syria
驻叙利亚大使冯飚与叙民众共同体验中国援叙公交车
驻叙利亚大使冯飚出席援叙公交车项目交接仪式, هدية ثمينة... 100 'باص' أخضر حديث من الصين إلى سوريا (صور) Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.