This morning, “Suhail” and “Thuraya,” two gigantic pandas, arrived in Qatar. The pandas were then taken to Panda House at Al Khor Park, where they would be residing, after arriving.
The first pandas to ever live in the Middle East are named “Suhail” and “Thuraya,” which are also known as “Jing Jing” and “Si Hai” in Chinese. In addition, they will spend 21 days in quarantine before being introduced to the public.
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A welcoming ceremony was also organized at Al Khor to welcome the enormous pandas, which China had given to Qatar as a fresh representation of their relations and to celebrate the start of the eagerly anticipated FIFA World Cup in November.
Present at this morning’s event were Chinese Ambassador to Qatar, H E Zhou Jian, and Director of Public Parks Department at Ministry of Municipality, Mohammed Al Khouri, as well as other dignitaries.
In a welcoming speech, Chinese Ambassador HE Zhou Jian said: “Today is my happiest day in Qatar for the past 3 years. We gather at this newly completed and beautiful Panda Park in Al Khor to welcome the special envoys of friendship from China, two giant pandas JingJing (Suhail) and Sihai (Soraya).”
“It is also the first of its kind in the Middle East, marking a new height of China-Qatar relations and China-Arab friendship,” he added.
The two giant pandas, from Sichuan Province of China, left Beijing last night. A farewell ceremony was also held for their departure.
