Last year Indonesia secured low-interest loans from the Japan International Co-operation Agency to finance most of the project.

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The foundation stone of the European project has been Franco-German co-operation.

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Speaking at the inauguration, Mr Mandela said that the project was a continuation of the co-operation South Africa and Mozambique had forged in the struggle for liberation - a reference to the support given by frontline states like Mozambique in the struggle against apartheid.

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Chanceller Merkel described the project as a "milestone in energy co-operation" and the "basis of a reliable partnership" between Russia and Europe.

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Assist in the identification and formulation of development co-operation programmes and projects and participate in the preparation of draft project documents.

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So the EU is the most important project for peace in terms of transnational, supernational co-operation.

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