Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 22:57:28 +0200
Ministerial Cabinet meeting holds more deliberations
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pgAsmara, 16 October 2014 – The meeting of the Eritrean Cabinet of Ministers
which opened yesterday at State House continued today.
In its deliberations today, the Ministerial Cabinet conducted discussion
regarding the ongoing activities and future action programs of the
construction sector. The deliberations mainly focused on housing
construction, water conservation schemes, construction and repair of roads,
provision of construction equipments and nurturing of skilled manpower.
As regards the transport and construction sector, the Cabinet of Ministers
conducted extensive discussion pertaining to license of vehicles import,
traffic service, construction of Airport and Seaport projects, as well as
review of guidelines and legal provisions in the sector and expansion of
telephone service, coupled with organizing training programs.
Assessing the prevailing state of affairs in connection with upgrading the
tourism sector both in quality and quantity, the meeting held deliberation
regarding improvement of
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vice-rendering agencies, supply of the required facilities, human resource
development, sorting out existing resources, conservation of relics,
promoting domestic tourism and future work programs.
The meeting went on to conduct in-depth discussion in the domain of trade
and industry sector. In this connection, it deliberated on future action
plans towards ensuring fair distribution of strategic consumer items,
activities connected with the development of export and renovation
undertakings. In the sphere of finance, the Cabinet of Ministers conducted
extensive discussion regarding the strengthening of the national currency,
streamlining control activities in the sphere of currency supply, price
control in basic consumer goods, ensuring the competence and work
coordination of financial institutions and budget proposal for 2015.
On the report presented by the Ministry of National Development pertaining
to international development cooperation, the meeting held in-depth
discussion. The report indicated the extent of cooperation with partners in
various sectors and the understanding reached thereof as regards action
programs charted. In this regard, the Ministerial Cabinet conducted
extensive discussion dealing with the implementation modalities, as well as
the time framework and transparency requirements.
Concerning action programs and major accomplishments in the health sector
including that of ensuring equitable distribution of service, the meeting
reviewed activities dealing with combating mother and child mortality,
reinforcement of immunization undertakings, control of communicable
diseases, besides ensuring the supply of medicaments and development of
health technology, among others. The Ministerial Cabinet meeting further
assessed the initiatives taken in terms of preventive measure against the
Ebola Virus.
In connection with the work accomplishments by the Ministry of Labor and
Human Welfare, the Ministerial Cabinet exchanged views on the action program
connected with labor and human resources, socio-economic status at societal
level and the envisaged work programs to combat backwardness and dependency
on the basis of self-reliance, among others vis-à-vis the action programs
mapped out in this regard.
Moreover, the meeting conducted discussion as regards raising public
awareness concerning the administration of justice, ensuring effective and
speedy handling of
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domain.
During the closing session, the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers heard
extensive briefings by President Isaias Afwerki regarding the objective
political and diplomatic situation at the regional and global level.
Consequently, the meeting conducted deliberations vis-à-vis the national
goals and action plans, as well as the strategic interests of the peoples of
the region.
Meanwhile, the meeting of the Eritrean Cabinet of Ministers has concluded
its two-day meeting.
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