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IDB Agrees to Participate in East Sudan Donors Conference

Riyadh, July 28 (SUNA) - The Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has agreed to participate in the activities of the International Donors Conference for the Development of East Sudan, which is scheduled to be held in Kuwait next November

The Advisor of the President of the Republic, Dr. Mustafa Osman Ismail, currently visiting Saudi Arabia, told SUNA following a meeting with the IDB's Director Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Ali that he briefed him on the ongoing preparations for the holding of the conference which is considered one of the requirements of the East Sudan Peace Agreement which realized peace and stability in eastern Sudan and aimed at the development of the area by extending the basic services for the citizens in the region

Dr. Ismail said the government is looking forward to the role that can be played by IDB to support and make the conference a success

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