Saudi Foreign Minister took part in capsule laying ceremony of children's TB hospital in Semey
12:54, 9 June 2011
UST KAMENOGORSK. June 9. KAZINFORM /Lyudmila Malko/ Saudi Finance Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf arrived in the city of Semey.
At the airport he was met by Akim of East Kazakhstan region Berdybek Saparbayev. Immediately upon arrival they went to the construction site of the central mosque.
Then Mr. Ibrahim al-Assaf took part in the capsule laying ceremony of the 80-seat children's tuberculosis hospital. The project worth USD 5 million is financed by the Arab side.
Back in 2010 the Kazakh Embassy in Riyadh and Saudi Ministry of Finance held negotiations and agreed on providing a grant for the construction of children's TB hospital in the city of Semey.