Page 1 CONFORMED COPY KYRGYZ REPUBLIC February 12, 2002 International Development Association 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433 United States of America Re: Credit No. 3579 KG (Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project) Procurement Eligibility Dear Sirs and Mesdames: Referring to the provisions of Section 1.01 and Part A.2 of Section 1 of Schedule 3 to the Development Credit Agreement (Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project) of even date herewith between Kyrgyz Republic (the Borrower) and International Development Association (the Association), we agree that, unless otherwise notified by the Association, “Participating Countries� shall mean all countries members of the Association other than the countries listed in the Attachment hereto, which shall not be considered as “Participating Countries� for purposes of the Credit. Very truly yours, KYRGYZ REPUBLIC By /s/ Bolot E. Abildayev Authorized Representative Attachment Attachment Procurement Eligibility Page 2 List of countries which are not considered “Participating Countries� for purposes of the Credit The Bahamas Bahrain Barbados Brunei Darussalam Cyprus Kuwait Qatar Singapore United Arab Emirates