April 1, 2022
Statement by Eritrea’s Minister of Foreign Affairs At TICAD 8
Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa Honorable Foreign Ministers of African countries present distinguished co-organizers of TICAD8 and participants,
Let me first take this opportunity to express my appreciation and gratitude for the continued support and friendship that Japan has been extending to nation-building efforts of Eritrea since its independence. This was especially so after the launching of TICAD in 1993.
Excellences,
It may be history now. But the first half of the 1990s saw remarkable changes in the paradigm of relations between countries of the Horn of Africa, the Nile Basin, Red Sea Region and the Gulf States. This was indeed a watershed moment. It marked the beginning of a new era of peace and promising economic development in our region. Unfortunately, the hope and optimism engendered at the time was soon dashed. The region was again plunged into another spiral of unnecessary
