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Vol. 26 No. 53 Saturday, August 31, 2019 Pages 8, Price 2.00 NFA ERITREAN DELEGATION HELD VARIOUS ACTIVITIES DISCUSSION WITH JAPANESE FM BY NATIONALS IN DIASPORA Nationals residing in the Republic people were compelled to pay of Sudan and the Republic of South human and material sacrifice to Sudan conducted various activities restore the Eritrean national pride inspired by their strong attachment and identity as well as developing with their homeland, report a prosperous nation and ensuring indicated. regional peace and integration. The Ambassador went on to say that the At a seminar conducted to new era of peace is the result of the nationals residing in Juba, capital strong resilience and perseverance of of the Republic of South Sudan, the Eritrean people. Ambassador of Eritrea to the country, Mr. Yohannes Teklemichael, gave The participants called for briefing on steadfastness of the organization of similar seminars Eritrean people during the struggle and expressed readiness to for independence and safeguarding strengthen organizational capacity the national sovereignty in addition and play due part and contribution to the challenges encountered. in the realization of the national development strategy in the new era Noting that the struggle of the of peace and cooperation. people of Eritrea is the struggle of Senior Eritrean delegation global issues of interest to the two emphasized the peace and successive generations, Ambassador comprising Mr. Osman Saleh, countries. The two sides also agreed cooperation prevailing in the Horn Yohannes stated that the Eritrean continued on page 2 Minister of Foreign Affairs, to bolster periodic consultation on of Africa and expressed his country’s Presidential Advisor Mr. Yemane regional developments. full support. Minister Kono also Gebreab and Mr. Estifanos Afwerki, expressed his country’s readiness to Eritrean Ambassador to Japan, At the meeting, Minister Osman contribute technical support in the met and held talks with Mr. Taro appreciated the support Japan has development of marine resources. Kono, Foreign Minister of Japan, been extending and expressed on the sideline of the 7th Tokyo Eritrea’s readiness to strengthen The Eritrean delegation also International Conference on African cooperation with Japan in the sectors participated at the extraordinary Development (TICAD) that went of agriculture, fishery, infrastructure summit on peace and security in the underway in Yokohama, Japan. and health. Minister Osman also Horn of Africa and held discussion expressed appreciation for the warm with officials of various countries The two sides held discussion welcome the Eritrean delegation was as well as regional and international on strengthening bilateral relations accorded. organizations. and cooperation between the two countries as well as regional and Minister Kono on his part SENIOR ERITREAN DELEGATION DELIVERS CECAFA U-15 PRESIDENT ISAIAS AFWErki’s MESSAGE AT 7TH TICAD SUMMIT FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT CONCLUDES Senior Eritrean delegation African Development (TICAD). occurred globally over the past comprising Foreign Minister In his message President Isaias decades since the establishment of The Central and Eastern 4 - 2 on penalties to secure third Osman Saleh, Presidential conveyed his sincere gratitude, TICAD have been colossal. Confederation of African Football place in the tournament, while Advisor Mr. Yemane Gebreab on behalf of the Government of Association (CECAFA) under 15 the Uganda national team became and Eritrean Ambassador to Eritrea, to the Government of Full text of President Isaias football tournament concluded champions of the Central and Japan, Mr. Estifanos Afwerki, Japan for its serious and relentless Afwerki’s message is on page 2 yesterday in the presence of Eastern Confederation of African delivered message from President interest to foster robust partnership President of CAF, Mr. Ahmed Football Association (CECAFA) Isaias Afwerki at the 7th Tokyo with Africa, and said that the The 7th TICAD summit Ahmed and senior CECAFA U15 beating the Kenyan national International Conference on profound changes that have concluded yesterday 30 August. officials. team 4 - 0. The Rwanda national team defeated their Burundi opponents continued on page 2 Eritrea Profile, Saturday, August 31, 2019 Vol. 26 No. 53 2 MESSAGE OF H.E. ISAIAS AFWERKI PRESIDENT OF THE STATE OF ERITREA TO THE 7th SUMMIT OF TICAD YOKOHAMA, 28-30 AUGUSTUS, 2019 Your Excellency Prime Minister today are inevitable consequences colonialism, the Founding Fathers absent our primary reliance on our predicated on the existence of a Abe, and manifestations of the ongoing who spearheaded the struggle for own efforts, they will only exacerbate congenial setting. The goodwill of shift in global power balance. This the liberation and independence of and entail further cost. Japan notwithstanding, TICAD, Your Excellencies Heads of State phenomenon will require sober the peoples of Africa had blazed in its present configuration, does and Government analysis and attention. an inspiring path. But their lofty The people of Japan have literally not possess promising prospects to aspirations have not been realized. risen from the ashes to proudly stand continue and deliver meaningful Distinguished Participants Where is the place of Africa against The forces of domination and at the forefront of development in results. In the event, it will be vital this backdrop of global changes? exploitation have employed all spite of relatively small population to chart out, at this juncture, a new Ladies and Gentlemen, possible means to marginalize Africa that is less than 150 million and roadmap for a genuine and effective Africa reportedly possesses and usurp its resources in the past negligible natural resources. We partnership by thoroughly appraising On this auspicious occasion of 60% of global endowments. These sixty years. Still, the primary blame can draw many lessons from the global developments that have the 7th Summit of TICAD, allow massive resources notwithstanding, rests on us Africans. We need to Japan’s trajectory and history of unfolded in the past quarter century me to convey my sincere gratitude, Africa remains, by all standards, a solve our own problems ourselves. development. The opportunity and future trends. I humbly urge that on behalf of the Government of backward and marginalized continent External assistance and philanthropy, for fostering genuine partnership this cardinal issue is broached in the Eritrea, to the Government of Japan in comparison to others. or convention of, and participation in, between Japan and Africa is also current Summit. for its serious and relentless interest various international forums will not huge. Building a successful and to foster robust partnership with In the immediate aftermath of be a panacea to Africa’s problems; sustainable partnership is however I thank you. Africa. The profound changes that have occurred globally- especially in the Americas, Europe and Asia- in the CECAFA U-15 Final: Uganda Cap off an Impressive . past decades since the launching of TICAD have been colossal indeed. continued from page 3 with three objectives -- to learn, to for the development of the sport a FIFA instructor who helped kick All endeavours exerted to build play attractive football and finally in the region. Eritrea has hosted start the grassroots program here and crystallize- contrary to the first half and saw Kyeyune Abasi hit win. “We have achieved almost a successful tournament by all in Eritrea and Somalia said, “The logic of history- a uni-polar world the post. Five minutes from the end all. Today we couldn’t match our measures. However, as Ulric Mathiot, work has just begun.” order have not been successful. At of the first half Uganda almost got a opponents physically but in terms the same time, the economic and second when Ogwal Devis headed of pure football played there was no developmental progress of various the ball in the penalty box but his difference,” said Sagar. powers, have grown at different paces effort was saved by the impressive resulting in fundamental shifts in the Lwangu Alvin, rising majestically to Coach Magerwa Jackson of news global pecking order. On the other tip the ball over the crossbar. Deep Uganda, on his part, said his team hand, the spiralling upheavals that into the first half Uganda won a free played good attacking football and we see in several parts of the world kick on the edge of the penalty box. defended smartly throughout the Mutyaba Travis stepped up to take it tournament. “I am not surprised by VARIOUS ACTIVITIES . and sent a low driven shot towards the way they have performed,” he development programs, and added the goal. Lwangu Alvin couldn’t do said. continued from page 1 anything this time around as the ball that massive investment is being made to enhance the capacity of the went past him and ended at the back When Coach Magerwa Jackson In related news, the Charge human power which is the driving of the net, Uganda 2, Kenya 0. was asked whether his team was d’Affairs at the Embassy of Eritrea force of the development programs. challenged throughout the tournament in Sudan, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, Second half began with Uganda he replied there were moments when conducted a seminar to nationals in Mr. Ibrahim further briefed scoring two goals in quick his team were put under pressure in Published Every Khartoum and its environs on the participants on the development Published Every successions, almost putting the game some matches but the intelligence objective situation in the homeland and progress registered after the Published Every to bed. Kenya looked hopeless and his players show in most of them SaturdayPublished & Wednesday Every and regional developments. signing of the peace and cooperation Wednesday & Saturday who can blame them. The gap in exceeded his expectation. Saturday & Wednesday physical difference between the agreement between Eritrea and Mr. Ibrahim said that the people Ethiopia, and called for strengthened Kenyans and the Ugandans was In the early kickoff of the day it and government of Eritrea have organizational capacity and unity quite obvious.