By Xinhua,
Jakarta : The Australian government would provide 2.5 billion Australian dollars (some 2.2 billion U.S. dollars) funds for education development and poverty eradication in Indonesia within the next five years, Australian foreign minister Stephen Smith said here Monday.
Talking to a joint press briefing with his Indonesian counterpart Hassan Wirajuda, Smith said that the assistance was parts of Australia’s efforts to help Indonesia in achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
“We have identified the priorities on long-term development targets with the focus on 100 Indonesian people living under 2 U.S. dollars per day,” Smith said.
The funds would be used for building over 2,000 schools in low-income areas in Indonesia and providing education facilities, he said.