Date: Thu Dec 4 15:05:00 2014
Eritrea's development strategy based on the principle that every citizen is
entitled to equal access to the nation's resources, Says Ambassador Girma
http://www.shabait.com/images/stories/fruit/1-dec-4-news-un.jpgAsmara, 04
December 2014 - Ambassador Girma Asmerom Eritrea's Permanent Representative
to the United Nations, said that the country's development strategy is based
on the principle that every citizen is entitled to equal access to the
nation's resources and opportunities.
He made the statement at the G-77 Ministerial Meeting on Governance of
Natural Resources and Industrialization held in Tarija, Bolivia, this week.
The Ambassador explained that the State and the Government duty bound to
ensure the conservation and sustainable development of national resources
for the benefit of the people.
He went to explain that Eritrea's peaceful and politically stable and
corruption-free environment, as well as attractive investment law, coupled
with strong commitment of the leadership to develop the economy has already
attracted 17 companies from different countries, and that due emphasis is
given on equal partnership and equitable share of benefits.
Ambassador Girma also pointed out that exchanging views on how we can
maximize utilization of our resources in sustainable way to address out
developmental challenges and to the benefit of our people is import. In this
spirit, he expressed Eritrea's readiness to share its policies, actions and
experiences regarding the issues.
Moreover, Ambassador Girma underlined that as regards the issue of
governance of natural resources and industrialization, it is important not
to forget the development of human capital, short of which capacity building
and transfer of technology and natural resources would not be realized and
industrialization taking root.
In this regard, he explained that the Government has devoted the lion's
share of the budget to education and development of technical skills, thus
providing free basic social services, particularly in the education and
health sectors.
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