(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) VIENNA, July 8 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs provided a donation worth KD 70,000 (USD 230,000) for the expansion of Islamic projects in Montenegro.
Kuwaiti Ambassador to Serbia and non-resident Ambassador to Montenegro Yousif Abdulsamad met with Montenegrin Islamic official and delivered the donation to build an Islamic education center in capital of Podgorica, said Kuwait Embassy in Serbia in a statement received by KUNA on Monday.
Ambassador Abdulsamad also handed over to a Montenegrin official a donation from the Kuwait-based Islamic Heritage Revival Society worth KD 36,700 (USD 120,000) to build a mosque in a city north of Montenegro, statement added.
Kuwait's humanitarian policy and framework is to support Arab and foreign countries in developmental projects related to culture, education and infrastructure, it noted.
Furthermore, Montenegrin official praised Kuwait's contributions and its prominent role in charitable and humanitarian work to help Muslims in Montenegro. (end)
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