President Isaias underscores need to exert concerted action towards effectively implementing development programs in Massawa City

In a speech he delivered today in Massawa on the occasion of the 22nd official commemoration celebrations of Operation Fenkil, President Isaias Afwerki underlined the need to exert concerted action towards effectively implementing development programs in Massawa City and its environs as the epicentre of national development.

Massawa, 11 February 2012- In a speech he delivered today in Massawa on the occasion of the 22nd official commemoration celebrations of Operation Fenkil, President Isaias Afwerki underlined the need to exert concerted action towards effectively implementing development programs in Massawa City and its environs as the epicentre of national development.

Emphasizing that the glory of Operation Fenkil, national liberation and honoring the trust of martyrs is measured by concrete achievements in the nation-building process, the President reminded all nationals to mount united development effort within the framework of integrated rebuff.

Also speaking on the occasion, Ms. Tsigereda Woldegiorgis, noting that as this year’s Operation Fenkil commemoration celebration is being observed at a time when unjust sanctions resolution against Eritrea has been adopted, asserted that the Eritrean people would as ever put up staunch rebuff against enemy conspiracies.

Likewise, Mr. Hamed Haji, chairman of holidays coordinating committee in the Northern Red Sea region, indicated that Operation Fenkil commemoration celebrations would continue to be marked each year in a patriotic spirit.
Reports indicated that various artistic exhibitions featured highlighting the outstanding Operation Fenkil.