Saudi Ambassador to France Dr. Mohammed bin Ismail Al Al-Sheikh today deposited a check of $ 2 million with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris as a donation from Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, for Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Program for Arabic language at UNESCO. Earlier, the Crown Prince was deputed by Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General for Military Affairs, Vice Chairman of Board of Trustees of Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Charitable Foundation at inauguration ceremony of the Program established by the Foundation in cooperation with UNESCO through the Crown Prince's donation of $ 1.5 million in December, 2007. At the ceremony, Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz said that the Crown Prince recognizes in his deep thought that education has no certain homeland or race, adding that the Crown Prince's interest in education has had a long history and his educational projects included various regions. He commended the contributions of the Crown Prince in support of education, announcing the Crown Prince's additional support for the Program by donating $ 2 million. On his part, the Saudi Ambassador to France commended the support provided by the Crown Prince to UNESCO and his keenness on supporting its projects that will be reflected in the translation of researches, writings, minutes of meetings, and field reports in addition to launching a special page of the Program in Arabic on UNESCO site on the Internet.
