JAKARTA, Sept. 22 (Xinhuanet) -- The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has agreed to extend a grant of 2.4 million US dollars to help develop what it terms "democracy" in Indonesia.

    Komara Jaya, the deputy to the top economic minister, and USAID director William Frej signed a document on the grant here Wednesday, reported the Antara news agency.

    The United States was the largest donor to the Indonesian general elections this year, extending 25 million dollars toward the legislative and the two-round presidential elections.

    USAID channels 160 million dollars to Indonesia annually to help develop projects on reform, economic and energy reform, decentralization, environmental management and health care. Enditem