EU envoy urges young leaders to create better future for Sudan
May 25, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The European Union (EU) ambassador to Khartoum, Thomas Ulicny, has advised Sudanese youth to set their differences aside and create a bright future for a united Sudan that is free from extremism.
Ulicny hosted a reception for a group of young Sudanese representing different political forces, civil society organizations, activists and college students on the occasion of EU celebrations of Week Europe and the European Year for Development and the end of the Sudanese Young Leaders program.
He said that 12 Sudanese young leaders representing various political parties and civil society visited the European Parliament and the EU institutions in Brussels this year, noting they met with the European parliamentarians, foreign policy makers and human rights activists and they learned how the EU works, what it does and how it shapes global policies.
“You are the most important people who I speak to because you will be the leaders of Sudan within few decades”, he told the young leaders
“Sudanese youth must not [hold themselves captives to] prejudices and old disputes and they should create a bright future for a Sudan that is free from extremism. All young people should make use of their time and help each other”, Ulicny added
The EU envoy urged the Sudanese youth to work hard in order to create a new reality for unity against the current situation characterized by differences and divisions, reminding them that they are the only hope for tomorrow’s Sudan.
He said that competition among world nations became very intense, stressing that young generations need to acquire knowledge, skills and education in order to communicate with the world and to be creative.
The Young Sudanese Leaders program was inaugurated in 2013 with the aim of educating youth on the EU and its institutions as well as exchange views on all issues of bilateral interest.
As part of the program, the Sudanese-European Friendship Society organizes annual visit for the Sudanese youth from various religious and ethnic backgrounds including young politicians, journalists, as well as political and human rights activists.
(ST)