In pics: US amb., USAID acting administrator visit Old Cairo’s churches

CAIRO – 8 October 2020: The US ambassador to Cairo, Jonathan Cohen visited the churches of Old Cairo, accompanied by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Administrator John Barsa, according to the US State Department's official Twitter account in Arabic.

Cohen stated that US investments have improved water services to 140,000 people in Egypt.

RT @USEmbassyCairo: سفير الولايات المتحدة في القاهرة جوناثان كوهين: "نحن في القاهرة القديمة مع جون بارسا، القائم بأعمال رئيس الوكالة الأمريكية للتنمية الدولية حيث أدت الاستثمارات الأمريكية إلى خفض المياه الجوفية، pic.twitter.com/wyURVeJjxZ

— الخارجية الأمريكية (@USAbilAraby) October 7, 2020

Cohen further said, in a different context, “as part of our partnership with Egypt, the U.S. has provided U.S. 3.5 billion to save drinking water for 25 million citizens in Egypt, and saved more than one billion dollars to develop productivity and market the agricultural crops.”

This came during a tour paid by Minister of International Cooperation Rania el-Mashat to three projects in Luxor governorate, in Upper Egypt.

More than 100,000 citizens benefit from these projects, including small farmers, workers, women in rural Egypt and graduates.