Remarks made by His Excellency Mr. ESTIFANOS Afeworki
Ambassador of the State of Eritrea to Japan at the 55th Anniversaryof Kyoto Computer Gakuin and and 15th Anniversary of the Kyoto
College of Graduate Studies for Informatics November 1st, 2018	  President,	  Yasuko	  Hasegawa	  Kyoto	  Computer	  Gakuin	  (KCG)	  CEO	  of	  KCG	  Group,	  Mr.	  Wataru	  Hasegawa	  Head	  of	  Trustees,	  Mr.	  Akira	  Hasegawa	  Honorable	  participants	  Ladies	  and	  Gentlemen	  	  First	   of	   all,	   let	   me	   express	   my	   appreciation	   and	   gratitude	   for	   the	   kind	  hospitality	   and	   invitation	   extended	   to	   me	   to	   participate	   in	   the	   55th	  Anniversary	   of	   Kyoto	   Computer	   Gakuin	   and	   15th	   Anniversary	   of	   the	  Kyoto	   College	   of	   Graduate	   Studies	   for	   Informatics.	   My	   name	   is	  Estifanos	  Afeworki;	  I	  am	  the	  Ambassador	  of	  the	  State	  of	  Eritrea	  and	  Dean	   of	   the	   African	   Diplomatic	   Corps	   here	   in	   Japan.	   	   It	   is	   a	   great	  honor	   for	   me	   to	   be	   here	   among	   you	   today	   to	   celebrate	   the	   pioneer	  spirit	  and	  achievements	  made	  by	  your	  esteemed	  schools.	  	  This	   is	   my	   second	   time,	   to	   be	   here.	   I	   was	   here	   before	   10	   years	   in	  2008.	  The	  relationship	  of	  collaboration	  that	  began	  in	  2007	  between	  the	   Ministry	   of	   Education	   of	   the	   State	   of	   Eritrea	   and	   Your	   esteemed	  institutions	  didn’t	  succeed	  to	  get	  the	  expected	  traction	  since	  then	  due	  to	  the	  no-­‐peace	  and	  no-­‐war	  situation	  that	  prevailed	  between	  Eritrea	  and	  Ethiopia	  for	  the	  past	  10	  years.	  It	  is	  with	  great	  pleasure	  for	  all	  of	  us	   today	   when	   I	   announce	   to	   all	   participants	   here	   that	   the	   new	  political	   leadership	   in	   Ethiopia	   finally	   accepted	   the	   international	   rule	  of	  law	  decided	  by	  The	  Hague	  Court	  of	  Arbitration	  in	  2002.	  As	  a	  result,	  a	   new	   chapter	   of	   history	   has	   unfolded	   in	   the	   Horn	   of	   Africa,	   Nile	  Basin,	   and	   Middle	   East.	   Peace,	   stability,	   prosperity	   and	   cooperation	  have	  become	  the	  order	  of	  the	  day	  in	  our	  region	  now.	  	  It	  is	  my	  strong	  belief	   that	   the	   cooperation	   that	   we	   started	   together	   can	   continue	  with	  no	  impediments	  now.	  	  Information	   technology	   is	   bread	   and	   butter	   of	   our	   current	   livelihood.	  	  Japan	   has	   much	   to	   offer	   to	   Africa	   and	   my	   country	   Eritrea	   on	   this	   area	  of	  collaboration.	  Therefore,	  let	  me	  take	  this	  opportunity	  to	  call	  upon	  your	   esteemed	   educators	   and	   school	   of	   pioneers	   in	   this	   field,	   for	  mutual	  win-­‐win	  partnerships	  with	  Africa	  and	  my	  country	  Eritrea.	  	  	  Last	   but	   not	   least,	   on	   this	   auspicious	   day,	   congratulations	   to	   all	  faculty	  members,	  staff,	  students	  and	  thank	  you!