From: Berhane Habtemariam (Berhane.Habtemariam@gmx.de)
Date: Thu Sep 03 2009 - 13:49:13 EDT
Meeting of Eritrean Ministerial Cabinet continues
By Staff
Sep 3, 2009, 20:00
Asmara, 3 September 2009 - The meeting of the Eritrean Cabinet of Ministers
that opened yesterday also continued today.
It is to be recalled that in its deliberations yesterday, the Ministerial
Cabinet conducted in-depth discussion on the working paper presented by
President Isaias Afwerki focusing on strengthening organizational capacity
and reinforcing the national development drive. In its today's session, the
meeting held deliberations on the work plan mapped out sector by sector with
a view to facilitating the realization of the national action program for
2010 and providing impetus to all-round progress.
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Taking note of the activities of the Ministry of National Development within
this context, it discussed the envisaged a 5-year development plan, as well
as national studies undertaken as regards building institutional capacity,
expansion of production establishments, human resource development,
population growth rate policy, and statistical and demographic information
system, among others. The Ministerial Cabinet assessed that the statistics
presented on different occasions by UN organizations or other international
agencies not only lacks accuracy but also contains distorted information,
and as such it cannot serve as a reliable reference. In this respect, the
Cabinet of Ministers reached understanding on the need to strengthen the
task of gathering up-to-date and accurate information data on the basis of
internal resource.
On the provision of social service, especially education, the meeting
conducted discussion on the national program aimed at improving educational
services both in terms of quality and quantity, and thereby enable students
achieve excellence in their academic, vocational and technical pursuits. It
reviewed the commendable progress made in creating conducive ground for
ensuring educational opportunities for all children nationwide. Stressing
the need to ensure favorable atmosphere for education, making available
laboratory facilities, information technology and textbooks, as well as
strengthening the competence of teachers, the Ministerial Cabinet decided to
allocate enough budget towards promoting qualitative and encouraging
educational opportunities. It also emphasized the need to exert increased
efforts for strengthening the all-round competence and contribution of
teachers.
As regards endeavors to ensure social security, especially that of
supporting the families of fallen heroes, disabled persons and other needy
citizens, the meeting took note of the programs implemented at substantial
Government expenditure in alleviating social problems. In this connection,
the Ministerial Cabinet reached understanding on the need to formulate
national strategy that would lead to enabling needy citizens eventually
become self-supporting through creating income-generating ventures. It
further conducted discussion on future action plans regarding labor-related
matters, pension scheme and guidelines thereof.
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The meeting went on to assess the progress made in the expansion of
institutions of the administration of justice so as to provide efficient
service to the public through the regular courts and community magistrates.
It also held deliberations on work programs designed to strengthen community
magistrates, streamlining civil and criminal laws, as well as that of the
Office of the Attorney General, upgrading human resource capacity and the
like.
In its deliberations regarding media activities, the Cabinet of Ministers
took note of the envisaged plans for the coming year focusing on developing
infrastructural and technical competence of media outlets, strengthening
social network through effectively utilizing technological advancement and
expanding the task of documentation, research and study undertakings. The
meeting reached understanding on reinforcing the work programs mapped out to
highlight Eritrea's conceptualization about various issues, organize
international conferences and symposiums, expand the dissemination of
correct and up-to-date information to the people of the region, and thereby
direct the trend of regional politics and make due contribution in promoting
peace and stability in the region.
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At the closing session, President Isaias Afwerki gave work directives to
each ministry to make the necessary adjustment in internal structure, plans
and mode of operation, and thus present proposals to this end in the next
meeting of the Ministerial Cabinet.
The meeting concluded today, and it would continue in the coming weeks.
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