President of Mauritius, Ameenah Gurib, with H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kawari, yesterday.
Port Louis: President of Mauritius, Ameenah Gurib, met yesterday with H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kawari, Adviser at the Emiri Diwan and Qatar’s candidate for the post of Director-General at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco).
During the meeting, Dr Al Kawari conveyed the greetings of Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to the Mauritian President and his wishes for more progress and prosperity for Mauritius.
President Gurib entrusted Dr Al Kawari to convey her greetings to the Emir, wishing him good health and happiness and the Qatari people further growth and prosperity. She also expressed her aspirations of developing relations between the two friendly countries at all levels.
During the meeting, Dr Al Kawari presented to President Gurib a detailed explanation of his vision for the advancement of Unesco, saying that his campaign started more than two years ago and he has visited most member countries of the Unesco’s Executive Council and other nations, where he listened to the leaders. He also told her that Africa has a special place in his vision and that he is well aware of its importance.
He also explained to her the severe financial crisis faced by the organisation, which he regards as political rather than financial. He pointed out that it is important to return to consensus on the decisions to achieve the advancement of Unesco.
He also reviewed his plan to establish a fund for small projects, support education and science, pay attention to heritage and strengthen the status of women and young people.
President Gurib wished Qatar’s candidate success.
On the other hand, Dr Al Kawari met with Minister of Education in Mauritius. They talked about the importance of quality education. She praised Qatar’s experience in the field of education and hailed Qatar Foundation’s experience in hosting international universities.
She also expressed her desire to promote cooperation between the two friendly countries in this field and in programmes implemented by Qatar in the service of education in the world, in particular the ‘Educate a Child’ programme, which provides educational opportunity for millions of children in the world in cooperation with Unesco.
