The President of Sudan Field Marshal Omar Hassan Ahmed Al Bashir inaugurating the new Sudanese Embassy yesterday. Pic: Baher Amin/ The Peninsula
President of the Republic of the Sudan Omar Hassan Ahmed Al Bashir yesterday praised efforts exerted by Qatar to achieve peace and security in Darfur. Addressing the opening a Sudanese School in Mesaimeer , the Sudanese President underlined that Qatar, through the Doha Document for peace in Darfur, has succeeded in achieving peace in the region and has resisted all attempts to thwart its efforts.
The President also reviewed previous unsuccessful attempts to establish peace in Darfur, until Qatar took a decisive step to achieve the feat despite the many challenges. He added that Sudanese school is part of the Sudanese government's efforts to provide access to education to Sudanese children living abroad. Qatar's support to the school should be an example to all countries that have a Sudanese community, he said.
The Minister of Education and Higher Education H E Dr Mohammed bin Abdul Wahed Al Hammadi said that it is one of the schools that Qatar is keen to support, adding that Qatar was delighted to cooperate with Sudan in the educational field.
Bashir opens new embassy
The school has both Primary and secondary level. The President also opened a new Sudanese Embassy in the diplomatic area. The opening was attended by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs H E Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi; Qatar's Ambassador to Sudan Rashid bin Abdulrahman Al Nuaimi, and Sudan's Ambassador to Qatar, Fatah Al Rahman Ali and members of Sudanese community in Qatar. The design shows the Sudanese identity based on its heritage.
“The design of the embassy is inspired from Sudanese civilisation and heritage to serve Sudanese community in Qatar,” said Fatah Al Rahman Ali.
The headquarters, spread over 5150 square metres, includes ambassador's residence, and the building was completed this year.
The design was chosen through competition in 2011. The design of engineer Talaat Mohamed Hassan Dahab won the competition. “Due to my background of Sudanese culture I tried to use it in the design and I also didn’t ignore the modernity,” Talaat told The Peninsula.
