Sudanese minister lauds Qatar support for Darfur peace

Qatar has fulfilled more than its commitment on the The Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) signed in 2011 and the donor conference held in 2013, Minister of State at the Sudanese Presidency and head of the Darfur Peace Office, Majdi Khalafallah, has said.Speaking to Qatar News Agency (QNA) yesterday he said Qatar’s continued support has enabled Darfur to play a pivotal role in internal peace efforts and to contribute positively to the Sudanese role in support of African stability.“The contributions of the State of Qatar to Sudan cannot be missed,” Majdi Khalafallah said. “Qatar has played a great role for rapid development with continuous support”, he added.The Sudanese official lauded the role played by Qatar in achieving the peace in Darfur through the Doha Peace Document, especially in the areas of social life, the process of recovery and rehabilitation of the Darfur communities, reconciliation process, conflict resolution, transformation of societies and linking the states of Darfur with the rest of the states of Sudan and the surrounding regional community, which enabled the partners of the international peace process to verify the progress of the peace process in the region.He stressed that the Presidency of Sudan highly appreciates the Qatari efforts in Darfur and looks forward to many additional roles for the Qatar Fund for Development and other Qatari organisations.He pointed out that the recommendations of the meetings of the International Committee for the Darfur Peace Strategy chaired by Qatar will be implemented on the ground in the near future.