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From: YPFDJ Media & Information (media@youngpfdj.com)
Date: Fri Apr 22 2011 - 18:44:36 EDT
Today Friday 22nd of April 2011, the 7th annual YPFDJ conference in
Norway opened with the typical energetic and strong showing of the YPFDJ
members from wide ranging countries in Europe and other parts of the
world and close to 700 active youth and YPFDJ members from all parts of
Europe, United States, Canada, Middle-east and large number from Eritrea
took part on the opening day proceedings.
The day started early morning with the customary Flag raising ceremony
and taking a group picture of the participants to capture the moment of
the conference. All the young members woke up early to take part on day
long of shows, meetings, discussions and exhibitions.
The conference remembered our martyrs with special attention of the
large number of Eritreans whose life’s passed away on the recent tragedy
in the Mediterranean seas.
The conference heard speeches from the leaders of the Scandinavian PFDJ
offices and representative of the Eritrean Embassy in Scandinavia. In
their speech they recognised the immense efforts and impressive
dedication shown by the youth in Oslo to make this large conference
undertaking a tremendous success.
The conference was honoured and elated to receive a video message from
the chairman of PFDJ and President of Eritrea Issaias Afwerki especially
made for the 7th YPFDJ conference. In the well received video message,
President Issias in his message stressed that a success of any nation
depends on the dedication and well rounded youth who can show strength
and resilience under any adversity. President Issias underlined the
nation building process in Eritrea underwent during the last 20 years
and the respective investment and efforts made to build Eritrean youth
who can be a vanguard of the nation during the different stages of
nation building. He recommended the conference attendees to look into
the several symposium arranged by the different ministries which
illustrates Eritrea's progress made during the last 20 years of nation
building.
In his opening speech, Mr. Yemane Ghebreab the head of Political
Affairs of PFDJ spoke of the little miracle that we witnessed by the
youth in Oslo. He noted that the basis of our success is the
universality of our vision and our developmental programme. He thanked
all the stake holders that have contributed to make this conference
successful. Mr. Yemane Ghebreab stressed the main subject of this
conference is rightly stated as a focus on the strategy of YPFDJ and the
leap it needs to make during the coming year to new stages of increasing
the consciousness and activities of the youth movement. He also
remareked on the aptly timed topic of the conference which will be
holding lectures and discussion on different aspects of Sustainable
Development.
The conference also received the representative of Youth in Action
programme who made a a substantial funding towards the costs of the
conference and she was able to make a short presentation to the
conference and changed her plan and decided to spend the on the
conference all day. She remarked that she has never spoken to a such
large audience and experienced such a truly uniqe and exhilrating
atmospher.
The rest of the day was spent on presenting the reports of more than 40
chapters from Europe United States, Middleast, Africa and Eritrea.
The day also included a Book fare of Eritrean books, Exhibition and
presentation of 'Eritrea vision 2041'.
The conference will continue for the next two days until Sunday 25th of
April.
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YPFDJ Norway Organising Committee
-- Awet niHafashYPFDJ Media and Information Committee
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