Thousands of National Youth Festival participants arrive in Sawa
Sawa, 13 July 2012 - Thousands of National Youth Festival participants
arrived in Sawa to take part in the Festival which would be conducted 13 to
15 July.
Participant citizens from the Diaspora indicated that the event is a good
basis for them to observe development activities in the country alongside
the objective situation, besides the environment it provides for exchange of
experience.
Mr. Tewolde Adem, who is in Sawa with his 5 children, said that such an
occasion is vital in nurturing national values in the minds of youths.
Semere Tsegai and Ermias Haile, from Australia and Saudi Arabia
respectively, expressed satisfaction with the landscape they observed and
historical places they visited on their way.
Meanwhile, reports indicated that a number of youth nationals have arrived
from the Republic of Sudan via Arb'atasher to take part in the Festival in
which tens of thousands would participate. The youths indicated that they
started to organize the trip 3 months ago, and that they would take part in
all contests in the Festival.
Among Eritrean youths from the Republic of Sudan, Robel Girmai, Huda Tekie
and Saba Habtetsion, explained that they have organized a tour to observe
development accomplishments in Gash-Barka region. They also expressed
readiness to demonstrate staunch resistance against anti-Eritrea agenda.
Such Festival is a vital basis to reflect the prevailing spirit of harmony
among the Eritrean youths inside the country and abroad, Michael Kiros said.
