Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2016 18:25:59 +0200
Cooperative associations celebrate final offensive
Dekemhare, 26 April 2016- The cooperative associations of the former 70th and 16th Divisions celebrated the 25th year final offensive for the total liberation of the country in the presence of President Isaias Afwerki.
The program of the celebration included putting wreath at the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Dekemhare, inauguration statue in memory of the martyrs, tour to the trenches and reciting memories as well as pictorial exhibition and cultural shows.
The ceremony was also attended by the Secretary of the PFDJ, Mr.
Alamin Mohammed Seid,veteran fighter,Mr. Romodan Mohamednur, the Minister of Energy and Mines, Gen. Sebhat Efrem, the Chief of Staff of the EDF, Gen. Phliops Woldeyohannes, the Commander of the Central Command, Maj. Gen. Haile Samuel and the Governor of the Southern region, Mr. Efrem Gebrekrstos.
Different liberation fighters who took part at the final offensive gave briefings about the event that took place before 25 years to the thousands of the Dekemhare residents and students who attended the ceremony.