Attempts to disrupt link of Eritreans in the Diaspora with the Homeland is futile, Mr. Osman underscores
Foreign Minister Osman Saleh underlined that attempts aimed at disrupting the link of Eritreans in the Diaspora with the Homeland is futile. He made the statement in a speech he delivered on September 24 to a meeting held at the UN headquarters.
Asmara, 26 September 2011 – Foreign Minister Osman Saleh underlined that attempts aimed at disrupting the link of Eritreans in the Diaspora with the Homeland is futile. He made the statement in a speech he delivered on September 24 to a meeting held at the UN headquarters.
Mr. Osman pointed out that Eritrean nationals living abroad are an integral part of the Eritrean people, and that their firm ties and contribution to the nation gives added strengthen to Eritrean identity, in addition to creating potent social, cultural and economic links. He further explained that Eritrean citizens living abroad were part of the national liberation struggle and made scarifies towards promoting the Eritrean people’s struggle for self-determination. Such an asset still remains intact even in the post-independence period, which also assumes added strength in times of both war and peace, the Foreign Minister elaborated.
Moreover, Mr. Osman explained that some forces try to put obstacles, out of political motive, to the desire of the nationals of African countries living abroad who seek to invest in their own countries. In this connection, he rejected as unacceptable acts on the part of such forces to prevent Eritrean nationals from sending remittances to family members and their country.
Meanwhile, Ambassador Girmai Gebremariam, in a speech he delivered at the UN conference on the human situation and drought in Africa, said that the problem of drought could not be tackled short of efforts by the countries of the Horn region to mount struggle aimed at achieving a lasting solution. He further explained that even though Eritrea is located in drought-prone surroundings, it has managed to avert the existing drought in the region, thanks to its mapping out long-term strategy of combating poverty and achieving food security.