HH the Emir  Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani holding talks with Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir at the Friendship Hall in Khartoum yesterday.

 

 

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HH the Emir  Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani held a round of official talks with Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir at the Friendship Hall here yesterday.

The talks were attended by the members of the official delegation accompanying the Emir and several Sudanese ministers and senior officials.    

The two sides discussed ways to further bolster and develop bilateral relations. They also reviewed regional and international issues of mutual interest.

Before the official talks, the Emir and Sudanese president held a separate  meeting during which the two leaders touched on issues of mutual concern.

On the occasion, President Bashir bestowed on the Emir the Medal of Honour in recognition of the excellent ties between the two countries. 

Later the Emir attended a luncheon banquet hosted in his honour by President Bashir.

Qatari ministers and senior Sudanese officials and the Arab ambassadors accredited to Sudan attended the banquet.

Earlier on arrival in Khartoum the Emir and his accompanying delegation were welcomed by President Bashir.

Among those on hand to receive the Emir were also Sudanese National Council Chairman Ezzedine al-Mansur, Chairman of the Council of the States Dr Ombeli al-Ajab, President of the Constitutional Court Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah, Chief Justice Mohamed Ahmed Abu-Sin, Chairman of Darfur Regional Authority al-Tijani al-Sisi, Chairman of the Political Parties Affairs Osman Mohamed Morsi, Governor of Khartoum Abdulrahman al-Khidir, a number of Sudanese ministers and senior officials, Qatar’s Ambassador to Sudan Rashid bin Abdulrahman al-Nuaimi, Sudanese Ambassador to Qatar Yasser Khudor Khalaf Allah and a number of ambassadors of Arab and foreign countries accredited to Sudan.

In a statement he gave upon his arrival in Khartoum the Emir conveyed greetings of the Qatari people to the Sudanese president and the people of Sudan, wishing them more welfare and prosperity.

The Emir said that his visit to Sudan confirms the keenness of the two countries’ co-ordination on common issues, particularly the situation in the Arab and regional arena, and to enhance the relations between Qatar and Sudan.

HH the Emir asked the Allah The Almighty to help them all for the good and the interests of the two brotherly peoples and the Arab and Islamic countries. 

The Emir was accorded a red-carpet reception ceremony upon arrival.

Later in the afternoon, the Emir left Khartoum for Algeria.

The Emir was seen off at Khartoum International Airport by President Bashir,  senior Sudanese officials, Rashid Abdulrahman Abdullah al-Nuaimi, Qatar’s ambassador to Sudan and Yasser Khidr Khalafallah, the Sudanese Ambassador to Qatar.

Upon departure the Emir sent a cable to President Bashir in which he expressed his appreciation for the warm welcome and hospitality accorded to him during the visit.

The Emir arrived in Algeria  late yesterday evening.

He was greeted upon arrival at Houari Boumediene International Airport by President of the National Assembly Abdul Qadir bin Saleh. Also present at the Airport to greet the Emir were Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ramtane Lamamra, Finance Minister  Karim Judy, Qatar’s Ambassador to Algeria Ibrahim Abdulaziz al-Sahlawi, and senior Algerian  officials. Upon his arrival, HH the Emir was accorded an official reception ceremony.

 

Qatar to deposit $1bn as part of aid package: Sudan

 

Qatar will deposit $1bn at Sudan’s central bank, Khartoum said yesterday, announcing an aid package to Sudan’s government.

The announcement by Finance Minister Badr el-Din Mahmoud came at the end of a visit to Khartoum by HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani.

Mahmoud, speaking at Khartoum airport, said Qatar also planned to invest in large agricultural and energy projects in Sudan, whose economy has suffered since South Sudan broke away in 2011, taking with it much of Khartoum’s oil fields.

“Sudan realised big economic gains from the visit of the Emir of Qatar today,” he said.

Mahmoud said the deposit was the second part of an aid package but declined to give details of the first part.

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