Isaias Afewerki Archives

Statement of the Eritrean Foreign Minister, Before the United Nations Security Council Informal Interactive Dialogue

July 23, 2011December 9, 2014TesfaNews4 Comments

By TesfaNews, The below is the full statement made by Eritrean Foreign Minister, Mr. Osman M. Saleh during the United Nations Security Council Informal Interactive Dialogue on July 19, 2011. ——————————————- Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, Let me first express my appreciation to you Mr. President and to the Permanent Representative of Gabon, for […]

Presidents of Eritrea, Sudan and Qatar to Inaugurate Eritrea-Sudan Continental Road

July 19, 2011October 27, 2011TesfaNews1 Comment

By TesfaNews, The 26 Kilometers modern continental highway road that links Sudan to the neighboring Eritrea will be inaugurated next week on October 26th, 2011 in the presence of President of the Republic Field Marshal Omer Albashir, President of Eritrea Isaias Afewerki and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamed Bin Kelifa Al-Thani during their special visit to Kassala […]

Al-Ahram Weekly: Meet Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki – Interview

June 24, 2011June 24, 2011TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

Fighting words of peace Fear and anxiety, realism and optimism, love for Africa and passion in its defence — these were some of the sometimes conflicting emotions that surfaced in the course of the Al-Ahram Weekly interview with Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki. Egypt was an object of that fear and anxiety, which triggered Afewerki’s anger […]

Entry Visas Abolished between Sudan and Eritrea

May 11, 2011November 25, 2013TesfaNews7 Comments

By TesfaNews, Sudan and Eritrea have agreed to open their common borders to facilitate passage between the two countries through ID cards without the need for entry visas. In addition, the two countries have agreed to facilitate goods and commodities traffic, without restrictions, organize inter trade and remove all border crossing points that hinder movement […]

Meles Zenawi and his Obsession with Eritrea

May 8, 2011May 8, 2011TesfaNews3 Comments

“Meles recognises Eritrea’s independence legally but not emotionally and psychologically” By Kidane Eyob, Just like an abusive, obsessive, psychotic and manipulative husband who would never let his ex-wife go free after they have been legally divorced because he does not accept the divorce both emotionally and psychologically, 20 years on, Meles Zenawi does not wish […]

AUDIO: የኤርትራው ፕሬዝደንት ኢትዮጵያ የአባይን ወንዝ መጠቀም መብቷና ተገቢ ነው አሉ (VOA)

May 8, 2011November 15, 2014TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

VOA Amharic, የኤርትራው ፕሬዝደንት ኢሳያስ አፈወርቂ ለጋዜጠኞች የሰጡት መግለጫ ከስድስት ሰዓት የበለጠ ነው። በዚህ ውይይት ስለአገሪቱ የፖለቲካ ይዞታ፣ የውጭ ፖሊሲና በተለይ በድንበር ጉዳይ ላይ አተኩረዋል። በአባይ ጉዳይም ፕሬዝደንት ኢሳያስ ኢትዮጵያ በአባይ ወንዝ ልትጠቀም መነሳሳቷ ተገቢና ከመብትም አንጻር ሊረጋገጥ ይገባዋል ሲሉ ድጋፋቸውን ሰጥተዋል። የአባይን ውሃ የተፋሰሱ አገሮች በሚያስፈልጋቸው መጠን ሊጠቀሙና ሊያድጉበት ይገባል ብለዋል ፕሬዝደንት ኢሳያስ::

Ethiopia Reportedly Ready to Capture Assab Port

May 7, 2011March 12, 2016TesfaNews1 Comment

By Indian Ocean Newsletter, A new border conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea could soon be triggered over the port of Assab according to the Indian Ocean Newsletter. As reported, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Meles Chenawi, is strongly tempted to put his recent public threat into practice. This threat, which he levels against President Issayas […]

Eritrea: Ambassador in standby for full diplomatic relation and recognition of South Sudan

January 28, 2011January 28, 2011TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

YPFDJ Media Office A high-level Eritrean delegation, headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Osman Saleh, hand-delivers letter from President Isaias Afwerki, on behalf of Government and People of Eritrea, congratulating the people of Southern Sudan on a historic referendum on self determination. The delegation included the Political Adviser to the President of the […]