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"Since 1991, the Community has provided significant financial support to the New Independent States including the countries of central Asia. The major part of European Union aid has been provided under the TACIS programme. In 1998 and 1999 Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan received technical assistance of EUR 75 million.
This assistance has delivered benefits in all sectors, in particular agriculture, infrastructure development, the private economy and the strengthening of institutions. Security considerations have prevented Tajikistan from benefiting fully from TACIS but a rehabilitation programme of EUR 7.2 million has been in place in 1998 and 1999.
In addition to national programmes, the European Union has supported important regional actions in the energy, transport and environmental sectors. Food security programmes in central Asia began in 1996, following two previous years when the European Union provided food aid in kind. These programmes have benefited Kyrgyzstan and to a more limited extent, Tajikistan. Funding for NGO programmes in Tajikistan amounted to EUR 7.42 million in 1998 and 1999. Over the same period, Kyrgyzstan received EUR 17 million.
Since 1993 the Commission's European Community Humanitarian Office, ECHO, has been active in supporting the most vulnerable groups and sectors in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. In 1998 and 1999 EUR 3.8 million was granted to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan received over EUR 35 million, mainly for food, medical supplies, water and sanitation. Frequent monitoring and situation assessments have shown that European Union assistance is contributing to the stability of these countries and therefore the ongoing peace process."@en1
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