DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
P H O T O   R E L E A S E
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SFA-AGR-033-06                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     26 January 2006
 

PHILIPPINE EMBASSY, RIYADH ASSISTS IN NEGOTIATIONS FOR ISLAMIC
DEVELOPMENT BANK ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOP  OLD SULTAN KUDARAT
PROVINCIAL CAPITOL INTO AN EDUCATIONAL CENTER

26 January 2006 – Philippine Ambassador to Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Bahnarim A. Guinomla (R) and Sultan Kudarat Governor Datu Pax Mangodadatu (center) present to Dr. Ahmed Mohammad Ali, President of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), a proposal for IDB assistance to develop the 20 hectare old provincial capitol in Sultan Kudarat into an educational center where Muslims and Christians can study together in an environment of peace and harmony.  Ambassador Guinomla and Governor Mangodadatu, who led this year’s Filipino pilgrims to the Hajj, met Dr. Ali on 22 January 2006 in Jeddah. Dr. Ali asked the Sultan Kudarat Governor to submit his detailed proposals within two weeks. END.
 
 
 

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