Festival of Eritrean community members in Riyadh opens in colorful manner

Reporters from the Ministry of Information indicated that the Festival of Eritrean community members in Riyadh city and environs opened yesterday in a colorful manner under the theme “We Toil Today for A Bright Future”.

Asmara, 08 November 2014 – Reporters from the Ministry of Information indicated that the Festival of Eritrean community members in Riyadh city and environs opened yesterday in a colorful manner under the theme “We Toil Today for A Bright Future”.

Ms. Fawzia Hashim, Minister of Justice, opened the Festival that witnessed the staging of artistic performance and exhibition, as well as cultural performances depicting the nation’s societal harmony.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Mohamed-Omar Mahmud, the Eritrean Ambassador to Saudi-Arabia, noted the vitality of the festival towards the realization of development endeavors, preserving national unity and the cultural values of the Eritrean society, and thereby bequeathing them to the young generation.

Likewise, Mr. Estifanos Tsegai, Chairman of the national holidays coordinating committee in the community, stated that the event is aimed at bequeathing the nation’s cultural values and nurturing competent youths.

Seminar by senior envoy of the government and the PFDJ, fashion show and musical performances would feature in the festival.