Eritrean News Agency (ERINA)

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ERINA Update

Thursday, October 8, 1998

1. US envoy Anthony Lake met yesterday morning with President Isaias Afwerki. Mr. Lake shared with the Eritrean president his initial ideas on a peaceful solution to the conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia. He also stated that he has no intention of issuing public pronouncements on the US initiative as he was convinced that this would not be helpful. President Isaias assured him that Eritrea shared his views on the merits of a quiet approach.

Mr. Lake is heading a five person team of officials from the State Department, the Pentagon and the National Security Council. Mr. Lake departed from Asmara this morning for Addis Ababa.

2. The President of the University of Asmara, Dr. Woldeab Ishak, has made a speech underlining the role of higher education in the development of a country. Dr. Woldeab made the speech on the opening day of the World Higher Education Summit taking place in Paris from October 5 to October 9. The head of the University called the attention of the summit to the plight of Eritrean university students still being detained in Addis Ababa by the Ethiopian government.

Veronica Rentmeesters, Information Officer
Embassy of Eritrea to the US
1708 New Hampshire Ave NW, Washington DC 20009, USA
TEL: 202 588 7587 FAX: 202 319 1304
E-M: veronica@embassyeritrea.org

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