Minister of Water Resources Kamal al-Sheikha met with Oxfam’s regional program manager Andy Baker and Oxfam’s representative in Damascus Dmitry Medlev to discuss the implementation of a joint work plan to complete scheduled projects to a specific timeframe, in addition to holding periodical meetings to overcome any obstacles that may hinder cooperation.
Sheikha noted that joint work would be executed using a new and ‘dynamic mechanism’ to guarantee the best results, affirming the ministry’s readiness to cooperate with Oxfam in carrying out the plans according to priorities, to ensure the speedy implementation of water and sanitation projects in different areas.
The minister asserted the importance of Oxfam’s role and praised its productive cooperation with the Syrian government to provide clean drinking water to each residential area in Syria.
Baker said the organization will continue expanding cooperation with the Syrian government to accomplish more projects and to meet the growing requirements in the field, while Medlev pointed to the importance of cooperation and coordination with supportive organisations like the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the UNICEF to execute further joint projects.
