Asmara, 19 October 2018 – Seminars with the view to enhance the understanding of nationals on the objective situation in the homeland as well as strengthening their contribution in the prevailing peace and cooperation have been conducted in the UAE, Republic of South Sudan, and Kuwait, reports indicate.
The report also indicated that the National Union of Eritrean Women (NUEW) branch in Germany conducted six month activity assessment meeting. read more
An Ethiopian airline on Saturday made the first commercial flight between Addis Ababa and Mogadishu in 41 years, in yet another sign of warming ties between neighbouring Horn of Africa nations Ethiopia and Somalia. A plane from the private airline Ethiopia National Airways landed at Mogadishu’s Aden Adde airport, and will conduct four flights per week, officials said. read more
Asmara, 14 October 2018- President Isaias Afwerki arrives in Addis Ababa for two-day official visit today, 14 October, at an invitation of Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Upon arrival at the Bole International Airport, President Isaias was awarded warm welcome by Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed, Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Mufteriat Kamil, Speaker of the House of People’s Representatives as well as other senior government officials and former Prime Minister, Mr. Hailemariam Desalegn.
Asmara, 19 October 2018- President Isaias Afwerki met and held talks today at the State House with Russian delegation headed by Mr. Mikhail Leonidovich Bogdanov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
At the meeting President Isaias underlined Eritrea’s readiness to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation in all sectors. Read more
The Foreign Minister of the State of Eritrea H.E Osman Saleh Mohammed and the Foreign Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia H.E Workneh Gebeyehu paid an official visit to Mogadishu, Somalia on 17 October 2018. The visit was part of the heightened diplomatic cooperation between the three nations and the continuing dialogue process following the trilateral agreement signed by the leaders of Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia in Asmara in September 2018. During the visit, the Foreign Ministers were received by the Somali Foreign Minister and paid a courtesy call on H.E Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia. The Ministers also held talks with Prime Minister H.E Hassan Ali Khaire. Read more
Asmara, 13 October 2018 – The UN General Assembly today, 13 October elected Eritrea to the Geneva based Human Rights Council, the UN body responsible for promoting and protecting human rights around the globe.
According to report, the Assembly elected 18 states by secret ballot to serve as members of the Council for the next three years beginning from 1 January 2019. Along with Eritrea, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Somalia, and Togo from Africa, and Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Fiji, India, Italy, Philippines, and Uruguay from other regional groups have also been elected to the UN body. Read more
Asmara, 12 October 2018- The Prime Minister of the Republic of Italy, Mr. Giuseppe Conte arrived in Asmara in the afternoon hours of today, 12 October for a one-day official visit.
Upon arrival at the Asmara International Airport, Prime Minister Conte was accorded warm welcome by President Isaias Afwerki and senior government officials accompanied by Marching Band playing the national anthem of the two countries.
At a meeting President Isaias Aferki and Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte held at the State House they discussed on the development of bilateral relations as well as on other regional and global developments of mutual interest to the two countries. Read more
