Spokesperson for Ministry of Foreign Affairs to QNA: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs to Participate in High-level Conference to Support Sudan Tomorrow
Doha, June 18
Advisor to the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Majed bin Mohammad Al Ansari announced that HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani will participate via video conference Monday in the High-level Pledging Event to Support the Humanitarian Response in Sudan and the Region, which the State of Qatar co-chairs alongside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Federal Republic of Germany, and the United Nations, represented by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the European Union, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
In a statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA), Dr. Al Ansari said that HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs will announce in his speech to the conference a financial pledge from the State of Qatar to support the humanitarian response to the brotherly Sudanese people. His Excellency will also affirm the State of Qatar's support for the brotherly Republic of Sudan to overcome the current crisis and the need to mobilize support to face its repercussions on the humanitarian level, as well as the need to support all efforts aimed at finding a political solution to the crisis.
The Advisor to the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs noted that the State of Qatar has provided 301 tons of food and medical aid since the outbreak of the fighting in Sudan, and has evacuated 1,784 of holders of the Qatari residency, as part of its continuous support to the brotherly Sudanese people.