PEACE AGREEMENTS |
By subscribing the Peace
Agreements in December 1996, the government
acquired approximately 200 specific commitments.
Some of these are related to infrastructure. In
the ´Agreement on Social and Economic Aspects and
Agricultural Situation´ the government recognized
that a ´strong and durable peace should be built
on social and economic development oriented towards
the common well-being, and which responds to the
necessities of the entire population.
Summary of Peace Agreements commitments in infrastructure |
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The commitments related to infrastructure are found in the ´Agreement on Social and Economic Aspects and Agricultural Situation´, in the section related to the agricultural situation and rural development. To improve the situation in agriculture and to foster rural development, the government committed itself to:
Guide public investment and create a framework that promotes private investment towards improvements in infrastructure, in order to create sustainable production and commercialization, especially in poverty and extreme poverty areas.
Design an investment plan for rural development with emphasis on basic infrastructure (roads, rural roads, electricity, telecommunications, water and sewerage) and productive projects, with an amount of Q 300 million per year for the 1997-1999 period. |