A 70 million dollars agreement was signed here on Monday for the construction of ten model villages in Darfur, the funds being provided by the state of Qatar within the Qatari efforts to boost development efforts in Sudan.

The agreement signed between the Sudan and the Qatari Fund for Development provides for the construction of ten model villages in the five states of Darfur.

The projects comes within the Qatari initiative for the development of Darfur which includes ten projects, two in each of the five states, and which include the construction of fully integrated village and grouping for the voluntary return of refugees and displaced to Darfur region of western Sudan

The Qatari ambassador to the Sudan, Rashid Bin Abdul Rahaman Al Naimi told the signing ceremony in Khartoum that his country, Qatar, is committed to carrying out is pledges in the Sudan in line with Doha Document for Peace in Darfur

He said the projects comes in line with previous five groups in that have been successful and from which all people in the concerned areas benefited and that the areas where those villages were build have witnessed return and settlement movement by returnees and refugees

The ambassador renewed his call for the rebel movement to join the peace process and help with the development in Darfur.

He said the primary target of the projects remains the people of the Sudan and Darfur

Khalifa Bin Jasim Al Kowari, the Director of the Qatari Fund has pointed out that the projects are part of the pledge made by Qatar during the Donors conference which was held in Doha, Qatar, 2013 and that they target the man in the street in Darfur and that they would reflect positively on the peace process and in the stability in the region

Kowari said the previous five projects in Darfur costed over 32 million dollars. The projects will benefit over 300 thousands persons who return voluntarily to the region.

Source:SUNA