MOSCOW: Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Russian Federation HE Sheikh Ahmed bin Nasser Al Thani, honoured the winners of the Arabic Language 'Doha Prize', which was organized for the fifth successive year by the Embassy ofQatar in Moscow, in collaboration with Qatar University.
A list of 372 students from various Russian universities participated in the first round of the competition before 30 of them were shortlisted for the final round. Seven contestants claimed the prize.
Two Qatar University professors were among the judges.
In his speech at the ceremony, Sheikh Ahmed said Qatar attaches great attention to elevating the Arabic language and providing opportunities for students wishing to study it worldwide. Qatar enacted a law in 2019 on the protection of the Arabic language, he pointed out.
He added that the embassy had opened the 'Qatar Arabic Language Center' in Moscow.
The ambassador awarded the winners a year-long scholarship to study the Arabic language at Qatar University, wishing them success.
He expressed his thanks to all the contestants for their love of the Arabic language, saying that loving a language is the pathway to respect for other cultures and civilizational interaction between peoples.