EPDP Chairman Holds Talks with Swedish Political and Social Activist in Gothenburg
2016-10-12 19:30:12 Written by EPDP Information Office Published in EPDP News Read 3162 times-
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Mr. Menghesteab Asmerom, chairman of the Eritrean People's Democratic Party (EPDP) on 8 October 2016 held constructive discussions with Gothenburg region chairman for external relations for Swedish Social Democratic Party and a leading figure in the Gothenburg center for the refugee integration of refugees and migrants. He was accompanied by Mr. Zehaie Keleta, member of the EPDP committee for Europe zone and manager of Radio Voice of Liberty in Gothenburg.
The EPDP chairman opened the discussions by paying gratitude to Mr. Magnusson, who was one of the key speakers of Eritrea Festival 2016 in Frankfurt, and motivated his audience by his commitment to promote solidarity with the Eritrean people struggling for democratic change. Mr. Magnusson, who served for many years in Geneva as chairman of the international movement for peace, is one of the activists who recently formed the association "Eritrea in Our Hearts" in Gothenburg to highlight Eritrean cultural values and folklore.
Issues raised and discussed at the meeting in Gothenburg included the following:
1. The gross human violations in Eritrea;
2. What could be done to help Eritreans in the refugee camps in Eastern Sudan and Northern Ethiopia;
3. How support could be generated for refugee children in Wad Sherifey and the Kassala center for disabled Eritreans;
4. Possibilities of providing training for Eritrean civil activists;
5. Further enhancing relations between the EPDP and the ruling Social Democratic Party of Sweden;
6. Organizing conferences in Sweden to raise the awareness of the Swedish people about the situation of the Eritrean people and abuses of their regime.
The EPDP delegation also took the opportunity to recommend increased action to implement the two significant resolutions of Swedish Social democrats whose 37th congress three years ago in Gothenburg promised to work towards helping in the capacity building of Eritrean democratic forces in ending the illegal 2% tax and related extortions of the Eritrean regime in Sweden.
