The World Bank                               Off mM     L Stre N.W.           (202) 473-1000
INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOP ENT       , C 20433         Cable Address: INTBAFRAD
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION                                         Cable Address: INDEVAS
May 25, 2012
Mr. Hans Jacob Frydenlund
Representative
The Representative Office of Norway
to the Palestinian Authority
World Bank Building
Dahiet Al-Bareed
Al Ram, West Bank
Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between the Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of the Kingdom of Norway and the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development and the International Development Association concerning the West
Bank and Gaza: Norwegian Aid Coordination Trust Fund (TF No. 051695)
Dear Mr. Frydenlund:
1.     We refer to the Letter of Agreement dated December 9, 2003 between the Royal Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway (the "Ministry") and the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA),
(collectively, the "Bank") regarding the West Bank and Gaza: Norwegian Aid Coordination Trust
Fund (TF No.051695) (the "Trust Fund") as amended (the "Letter of Agreement").
2.     Pursuant to recent discussions between the Bank and the Ministry regarding an extension
of the end disbursement date of the Trust Fund, the Bank proposes to amend the Letter of
Agreement as follows:
Paragraph 9 (a) is amended to read:
"9 (a).  It is expected that the Contribution funds will be fully disbursed by the Bank
in accordance with the provisions of this Letter of Agreement by December 31, 2013.
The Bank shall only disburse Contribution funds for the purposes of this Letter of
Agreement after such date with the written approval of the Ministry."
3.     All other terms of the Letter of Agreement shall remain the same.
4.     The Bank will disclose this Agreement and related information on this Trust Fund in
accordance with the World Bank Policy on Access to Information. By entering into this
Agreement, the Donor consents to disclosure of this Agreement and related information on this
Trust Fund.
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5.     We propose that this letter shall constitute an amendment to the Letter of Agreement
between the Bank and the Donor. Please confirm your acceptance to the foregoing, on behalf of
the Donor, by signing and dating the two originals, retaining one original for your records and
returning the other original to the Bank. Upon receipt by the Bank of the original Amendment
countersigned by you, this Amendment will become effective as of the date of the
countersignature.
Sincerely,
INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
Mariam J. Sherman
Country Director
West Bank and Gaza Country Department
Middle East and North Africa Region
CONFIRMED AND AGREED:
THE ROYAL MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
OF THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY
By:
Name
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