Shabait.com (Asmara)
6 March 2008
Asmara — Foreign Minister Osman Saleh delivered a message from President Isaias Afwerki to President Ismail Omar Gelle of Djibouti on March 5.
Mr. Osman Saleh briefed the Djiboutian President on the objective situation in the Homeland and the region, as well as bilateral relations and cooperation. He also elaborated on the Ethiopian government's gross violation of the rule of law in the region and its interference in sovereign territories of neighboring countries with the support of the US Administration.
As regards cooperation between the two sisterly countries, the Foreign Minister stressed the need to work diligently in reinforcing the on-going activities in the domains of infrastructure and health.
President Ismail Omar Gelle on his part expressed appreciation to President Isaias for his concern, and explained his stance and views regarding different issues in the region. Indicating that he would strive to promote peace and prosperity for the people of both Eritrea and Djibouti, President Ismail Omar Gelle asserted that he would work in the political, economic, social and other issues for mutual benefit.
Present in the meeting on the Djiboutian side were Ms. Hawa Ahmed Yusuf, Representative of the Minister of International Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Relations and International Cooperation, and Mr. Mohammed Ali Hassan, Director of the Bilateral Relations Office, and the Eritrean Ambassador to Djibouti, Mr. Mohammed Seid Mantai, on the side of Eritrea.
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