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Permanent Mission of the State of Eritrea to AU
and UNECAPress Section
Foreign Minister Delivered President Isaias’ Message
to the Sudanese President
The message focuses on strengthening
bilateral relations and partnership, as
well as regional and international
developments of interest to both countries.

Eritrea’s Foreign Minister, Mr. Osman
Saleh, on 24 February delivered a message from President Isaias Afwerki toPresident Omar Hassan Al-Beshir ofthe Republic of Sudan.

The Eritrean delegation which
included Mr. Yemane Gebreab, Headof PFDJ Political Affairs, also met andheld talks with Gen. Bakri Hassan
Saleh, First Vice President of theRepublic of Sudan.

Foreign Minister Addressed the UN Human Rights Council
The Eritrean Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Mr. Osman Saleh, said that inorder to ensure basic human rights,
selective approaches and doublestandards based upon political expediency should come to an end. He madethe comments during the High-levelsegment of the 31st Session of the UN
Human Rights Council (HRC), on
March 1st in Geneva, Switzerland.
The Minister went on to say that
Eritrea, a nation born in the struggle for
freedom and for whom human dignity
remains a top priority, has made rapid,
remarkable progress in consolidating
the civil, political, economic and social
rights of its people despite a challenging external environment, and thatmany observers are now beginning toacknowledge this reality.

He deplored that Eritrea has been unfairly treated by the HRC for reasonsthat have nothing to do with humanrights.
Mr. Osman also stressed that the current world situation, characterized bymassive inequalities, gross injustices,wars, and violations of internationallaw, is untenable and will only serve toincrease irregular migration.
The Minister noted that Eritrea currently enjoys peace and security, and is
focused on development and the consolidation of human dignity of citizens.
He also pointed out that Eritrea welcomes genuine partnerships and cooperation with those who seek to engage
in good faith for mutual benefit.
Full text of the statement is available at:
http://goo.gl/bczZLS

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Vol 3. Issue 50
09 March 2016
Inside this issue:

Ministry ofInformation Press Statement2

Repetitive Lies
Cannot Bury theTruthTeam Eritrea’sResounding
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Victory at the 2016
African Continental Championships
Eritrea:
Come and See

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Ministry of Information - Press Statement

Repetitive Lies Cannot Bury the Truth
Subservience to powerful allies andIn the past few days, the TPLF regime's"victimization of Eritrea" constitutepropaganda apparatus have resorted tokey pillars of this misguided policy.
the worn-out and cheap patterns ofFurthermore, it has enshrined the "rightpeddling wild accusations and smear
to secession" in the Ethiopian Constitucampaigns against Eritrea. The purpose
tion as a residual or contingent optionof these spurious accusations is to coverup the truth and externalize the spontaneous and in the event that its efforts of political domination fail.
growing protests of the Ethiopian people against the The TPLF regime has marginalized the Ethiopian
people in the past twenty five years to install an econregime.
omy beset by endemic and unbridled corruption andAs it is well-known, the people and government of that is controlled by embezzlers. It is this grim reality,
Eritrea are patiently pursuing and focused on their at odds with a spurious and embellishing narrative,
developmental objectives in spite of the occupation of that has prompted and underpins the ongoing protests
their sovereign territory and relentless campaigns of of the Ethiopian people. In the event, a hystericalsubversion and demonization. In this context, they campaign to externalize the cause and blame Eritrea
have no appetite to entertain and indulge in acrimoni- or opposition movements cannot suppress the truth.
ous agendas.
As stated above, the Government of Eritrea has noThat the TPLF regime is in fact the real cause and intention to dwell and waste time on fruitless acrimoarchitect of the ongoing spontaneous protests is also nious campaigns. Its current statement is designed to
an indelible truth well known to all Eritreans and expose the underlying motivations behind the TPLF
Ethiopians.
regime's repetitive and insidious lies.
The TPLF regime has been pursuing misguided
Ministry of Information of the State of Eritrea
policies of "dividing the Ethiopian people in order toAsmara, 28 February 2016
preserve its rule and to monopolize the economy".

Team Eritrea’s Resounding Victory at the 2016 African Continental Championships
Eritrean cyclists cemented their dominance of African
cycling at the 2016 African Continental Championships held in Morocco from 22-26 February 2016, bywinning the Championships for a record five-time.
Team Eritrea won the men elite team time trial (TTT)
for the sixth consecutive year. Eritrea’s Tesfom Okubamariam won the road race, while his teammate
Mekseb Debesay came in third, and Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier was the winner of the under-23 classification. Daniel Teklehaimanot secured third place inthe men elite individual time trial (ITT).
Team Eritrea also clinched third place at the womenelite team time trial (TTT) of the Championships.

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Page 3Eri-NewsEritrea: Come and SeeH.E. Fionnuala Gilsenan is non-residentAmbassador of Ireland to Eritrea

H.E. Susan Blankhart is non-resident Ambassador of
the Netherlands to Eritrea

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