The Legal Adviser for the visiting High Level Kuwait Fund Delegation on feasibility study here, Mr. Mohammed Al-Omar  has expressed satisfaction that his team has had  productive discussions  with the  Liberia  Government  through  the Ministry of Public Works,  thus paving the way for the start of the  Gbarnga-  Madikoma  highway project.

Mr. Omar made the assertion on Wednesday, September 9, when he paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Ngafuan.

The Chief Engineering Adviser for the Kuwaiti Fund and Liberia's Ambassador accredited to Kuwait, H.E. Konah Blakette escorted him to   the Ministry.

"Every one has been cooperating with us, we look forward to the finalization of the technical modalities", he stressed.

Receiving the Kuwait officials, Liberia Foreign Minster Augustine K. Ngafuan welcome the team at the Ministry and stated, "Ambassador Blakette and I have been engaged with the Kuwaiti -Funds for so long even during my previously capacity as Finance Minster, we held tough negotiation that led to Liberia's debt relief and paved the way leading to this agreement on Gbarnga- Madikoma highway project".

The Foreign Minister expressed joy that the agreement has reached these points, saying I am appreciative that the feasibility study has began on the project.

The Minister stated that the people of Liberia especially those from Lofa are emotionally attached to the project giving the significance of road connectivity in national development.

He stressed that though the project is cost and time intensive, it is beneficially rewarding to Liberians.  

The Foreign Minster assured the team that his Ministry will assist the team navigates through Liberian governmental Bureaucracy to have the project speedily kicked off noting that Liberia look forward to the commencement of the project soon.

In brief comment, the Engineering Adviser of the Kuwait Fund, Mr. Hisham Jaafar assured Minister Ngafuan and the Government and People of Liberia that his team is in readiness to kick of the project to the expectation of the Liberian people after the feasibility study is concluded. 

While making introductory statement, Liberia's Ambassador to Kuwaiti, H. E. Konah Blakette stressed that Kuwaitis Fund delegation here on assessment Mission had come to pay a courtesy call on Minister Ngafuan and to acquaint him with progress made so far.