KATHMANDU, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) has released 6 million euros (6.3 million U.S. dollars) in aid to support Nepal's education sector, according to the EU Delegation to Nepal.
"This payment by the EU is the last tranche of its current budget support totalling 31,200,000 euros. The allocated fund has been disbursed as part of the EU's efforts in making a continuous contribution to Nepal's education sector," the Delegation said in a statement on Thursday.
EU Ambassador in Kathmandu Rensje Teerink said in the statement that "Ensuring access to quality education for all is a prerequisite for long-lasting development and Nepal has made good progress over the last years and will be built on further."
The EU shares the vital importance Nepal attaches to education and it is therefore a focal area of its cooperation, Teerink added.
The EU, one of the international development partners of the Himalayan country, has been extending support to the School Sector Reform Plan launched by the Nepalese government.
