Public seminars for diaspora nationals in various countries

Asmara, 27 October 2026 – Nationals residing in Germany, the UK, Zambia and the US have held public seminars focusing on the objective situation in the homeland in relation to regional and global developments.

At the seminar held in Wuppertal, attended by nationals from the German cities of Düsseldorf, Kellen, Wuppertal, Bielefeld, Bonn, Krefeld and Dortmund, Mr. Teame Haile, head of Public and Community Affairs at the Eritrean Embassy in Germany, underlined that Eritrea’s history of resilience and perseverance attests to the strength and steadfastness of the Eritrean people.

Mr. Kibreab Tekeste, Eritrea’s Consul General in Frankfurt, said that nationals have a timely responsibility to demonstrate their readiness to foil external hostilities and aggression by consolidating their unity, as they have in the past, and relying on their own capacity.

Denouncing all forms of hostility directed against Eritrea’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, the participants expressed their resolve to stand firmly alongside their Government and Defense Forces and contribute to the successful implementation of national resilience programs.

In the same vein, at a seminar attended by nationals residing in London and its environs, Mr. Saleh Abdella, Chargé d’Affaires at the Eritrean Embassy in the UK and Ireland, Mr. Tewolde Yohannes, head of Public and Community Affairs, and Mr. Suleiman Hassan, head of Consular Affairs, gave briefings on the objective situation in the homeland as well as regional and global developments.

The participants, for their part, expressed their readiness to play their due role in national affairs.

Similarly, at a seminar in Lusaka, Zambia, Mr. Gebrehiwet Petros, chairman of the Eritrean Community, provided a briefing on the objective situation in the homeland, regional and global developments, and the timely responsibilities of nationals in national affairs.

The participants expressed their readiness to strengthen their organizational capacity and unity and play their due role in national affairs.

Likewise, nationals residing in Washington, DC, and Philadelphia held similar public seminars.

At the seminar in Washington, DC, Mr. Berhane Gebrehiwet, Chargé d’Affaires at the Eritrean Embassy, explained the causes of instability in neighboring countries and the wider region and called on nationals to enhance their awareness and strengthen their contributions.

At the seminar in Philadelphia, Ms. Hadnet Keleta, head of Public and Community Affairs, provided a similar briefing.

Reiterating their steadfast support for the Eritrean Government’s position, participants at both seminars expressed their resolve to direct their attention and capabilities towards defending their country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.