Eritrea: Eleventh Bi-Weekly Newsletter Released

Pekka Haavisto, Finland's Minister for International Development meeting with President Isaias Afwerki

Eritrea: Eleventh Bi-Weekly Newsletter Released

The Press Section of the Permanent Mission of the State of Eritrea to the AU and UNECA has released its eleventh edition of its bi-weekly newsletter.

Click here to read the previous newsletter.

President Isaias Held Discussions with Finnish Minister of International Development 

President Isaias Afwerki met and held discussions with Mr. Pekka Haav-isto, the Minister of International Development of Finland, on 29 May 2014.

President Isaias and Mr. Pekka Haavisto exchanged views on areas of cooperation in the education sector. They reached understanding for an Eritrean delegation to visit Finland and discuss with representatives of educa-tional institutions the development of tangible cooperation programs in the sector.

They also conducted extensive discussions on the developments in the Horn of Africa region, especially the situation in South Sudan.

Eritrea Participated at a Regional Meeting on Human Trafficking and Smuggling

An Eritrean delegation led by the Head of the Office of National Security, Brigadier General Abraha Kassa, participated in the Preparatory Meeting for the Regional Conference on Human Trafficking and Smuggling in the Horn of Africa, held from 21-22 May 2014 in Khartoum, Sudan.

The meeting was organized by the African Union Commission in cooperation with IOM and UNHCR. It was attended by the representatives of Eritrea, Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia as well as some partner states.

You can read the remarks made at the meeting by the head of the Eritrean delegation, Brigadier General Abraha Kassa, on pages 2 and 3 of this Newsletter.

Ambassador Araya Desta Delivered His Credentials to the Executive Secretary of UNECA

On 27 May 2014, Ambassador Araya Desta presented his Credentials to the Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Dr. Carlos Lopes.

During the occasion, Ambassador Araya conveyed to the Executive Secretary the best wishes of President Isaias Afwerki for his well-being.

Dr. Lopes, on his part, congratulated Ambassador Araya on his new assignment and expressed his availability to provide him with the necessary support in discharging his duties. The Executive Secretary also expressed his best wishes to President Isaias Afwerki, the People and Government of Eritrea and indicated his plan to visit Asmara in the near future.

Ambassador Araya expressed his commitment to strengthen the working relations between Eritrea and UNECA.

Eri-News Issue 11

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