Khalifa concludes regional, international tour

GIC

April 4,2006(KHARTOUM)-The Chairman of the Executive Bureau of the Eritrean Democratic Alliance Hussien Khalifa has had a meeting yesterday with the Ethiopian Foreign Minister prior his departure Ethiopia to the Sudan.  Informed sources told GIC that the two parties have exchanged views about the latest developments in the issues of common concern.

The source said that the chairman of the Executive Office has held meetings with various Addis Ababa-based diplomatic corpses. The source said that the meeting emphasized on the situations of the Eitrean refugees. “Ambassadors of the western countries especially the Scandinavian have confirmed their readiness to carry out a field visit in the Eritrean refugees camps in Northern Ethiopia,” said the source. “And the Ethiopia government has declared its readiness, as well, to facilitate the visit of the ambassadors.”

The source said that about 10 Eritreans from among the refugees have suffered from mental collapse due to the miserable situations of the refugees.

 The chairman of the Executive Office of the EDA has briefed the members of the EDA in Ethiopia about his last visit in Europe.

 It is worth mentioning that Mr. Khailefa has met various government and non-government key actors in Sweden on top of whom the head of the Horn of African desk in the Swedish ministry of foreign affairs, head of the External Relations in the Swedish Parliament and advisor of the minister of foreign affairs.