On Dec. 29, 2007 representatives from Eritrean embassy in the Scandinavian countries along with talented and highly professionals on Eritrean politics like Dr. Gideon Abay Asmerom presented eloquently the need at this crucial time the participation of the Diaspora in defense of mother land Eritrea against backwardness, poverty, aggressions from Ethiopia and above all against interferences of USA in internal affairs of the horn of Africa countries.
The response from the gathered Eritrean community in Oslo and its surrounding was enormous and very encouraging. At the same date a committee was elected by the gathered people and later on the committee elected an executive body to run the tasks of the committee.
It is outlined that the activities of the elected committee subdivides into different tasks and each task is going to be lead by representative from the executive committee. It is elaborated that the committee concentrates on the current affairs related with the border issue while strengthening the activities of the different Eritrean communities in Oslo and will provide assistance to strengthen the youth organizations in Oslo and its surroundings.
There is going to be called a general gathering for the Eritrean community in Oslo in the near future. The committee is going to ask the public what is going to be the next action. It is anticipated that, according to incoming information's that the overwhelming majority Eritrean community in Oslo and its surroundings are asking what are we waiting while others are contributing money for the defense of the mother land. The committee expects that this challenging request of the public will get an answer from the general gathering of the public itself.
Now the committee is officially functional and its work is resuming by presenting work instructions based on the individual sub committee formed. It was emphasized strongly such that strengthening the community in Oslo and its surrounding is indispensable to overcome the over all challenges ahead of us. The need to preserving the community of Eritrean in Oslo (mahberseb) has been clarified between the chairman of mahberseb and the committee. The committee works only to help mahberseb to strengthen its activities.
It is hoped that, in future, the community of Oslo to come out strong and viable in lending its support to the best of Eritrea in general and Eritrean in Oslo and its surroundings in particular.
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Dagmai Mekhete Oslo and its surroundings