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Permanent Mission of the State of Eritrea to AUand UNECAPress Section

UN Delegation Held Meetings With Eritrean officials
A UN Delegation headed by Ms. Leila
Pakkala, UNICEF Regional Director andEritrea Focal Point, UNDG-East andSouthern Africa, and Mr. Ashraf El Nour,International Organization for Migration, Regional Director for East and theHorn of Africa, conducted a working visit
from 15-17 November in Eritrea and heldtalks with a number of Eritrean officials.

Moreover, the Delegation received
briefings from Mr. Tesfai Gebreselasie, Minister of Land, Water andEnvironment, regarding the nation’s
polices pertaining to environmental
conservation and land management.
Besides, Mr. Tesfai and the UN
group discussed possible cooperationon combating desertification.

In the course of a meeting with Foreign
Minister Osman Saleh, the group received
briefings on the situation in Eritrea. The
Minister informed the Delegation thatEritrea had put up effective staunch
resistance against external conspiracies.
Further more, he underscored the responsibility of the UN in ensuring the implementation of the final and binding decision of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary
Commission’s ruling on Border Delimitation and Demarcation.

Still more, the Delegation held discussion with Finance Minister
Berhane Habtemariam.
In a meeting held with Mr. Yemane
Gebremeskel, Director of the President’s Office, the Delegates werebriefed about Eritrea’s development
programs and achievements, as well
as discussed possible enhancement ofcooperation in this domain.
Also in meetings with heads of boththe NUEYS and the NUEW, the Delegation was briefed on the objectives
and achievements of the Unions, inaddition to discussing possible partnership cooperation with them.

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Volume 1, Issue 22
18 November 2014
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Eritrean and Finnish
Higher Education 2
Institutions Developed Action Plan toEnhance
Cooperation
Turkish Business
Delegation Visited
Eritrea
Eritrean Mekseb
Debesay Won
Cameroon’s GrandPrix International
Chantal Biya

22Similarly, the Delegation held talks withDr. Gergis Teklemichael, Minister of National Development. During the meeting,the Minister explained Eritrea’s developContact Addresses:
ment achievements in the wake of liberation and the nation’s attaches vital signifiTel: +251-116620052
cance to collaboration with the part of In another respect, the UN DelegaFax:+251-116620011
partners to this end.
tion observed UN-assisted develop- Email:eritreanaumission@
gmail.com
ment projects in the villages ofP.o.Box: 5527
In the same vein, the Delegation received Lamza, Merhano and Adi-Ke in theAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
briefings from Ms. Amina Nur-husein, Central region, during which it
Eritrean Mission toMinister of Health, and Mr. Kahsai Ge- received briefings by experts.
AU& ECAbrehiwet, Minister of Labor and HumanWelfare, on the progress in both sectors,@EritreaAU
in addition to prospects of cooperation
thereof.
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Eritrean and Finnish Higher Education Institutions Developed Action Plan to Enhance
Cooperation
A consultative meeting between representativesof Eritrea and Finland on enhancing cooperationin the domain of education was conducted in Asmara from 2-6 November 2014.
The meeting mappedout an action plan tofoster cooperation between the two countries in upgradingteachers' capacity, promoting creativity andinnovation, as well as
developing computertechnology.

Foreign Minister Osman Saleh, in remarks he made during the conclusion of the consultative meeting, expressed Eritrea’s readiness to translate into action theunderstanding reached with Finland.
Likewise, Ms. Sanna Takala, Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, stated that outcomesof the bilateral consultations will be put into action.
Moreover, the 8-member delegation composed of headsof Finnish higher education institutions conducted visitsto Eritrean tertiary education institutions.

Turkish Business Delegation Visited Eritrea
A delegation of Turkish Exporters Assembly During its stay in Asmara, the Delegation had a fruitful(TİM) paid a visit to Asmara from 4-7 Novem- discussions with 113 members of Eritrean Businessber 2014.
Community.

Eritrean Mekseb Debesay Won Cameroon’s Grand Prix International Chantal Biya
Eritrean professional cyclist Mekseb Debesay
who rides for the German club Bike Aid won
the 14th edition of the Grand Prix InternationalChantal Biya which was held from 6-9
November 2014 in Cameroon.

Vol 1. Issue 22, 19 November 2014