Eritrea is the younger sibling of Ethiopia, so to say. The country hardly makes news as it usually prefers to remain in the background. News in Africa is glad to report that Eritrea took part in the 53rd International Tourism Pavilion in Berlin, Germany, held last week.
At the pavilion, Eritrea staged a pictorial exhibition depicting the processes that it underwent to inscribe Asmara in the World Heritage List as well as the tourism resources of the country.
The annual International Tourism Pavilion is an important forum in which countries portray their tourism resources. From the records, yearly about ten thousand tourism institutions and airlines from 185 countries participate in the event, which draws over one hundred and fifty thousand visitors.
As part of the expo, the Eritrean national committee in Frankfurt conducted a seminar for Eritrean nationals on the situation in the homeland.
The head of Public and Community Affairs, Mr. Kahsai Tewolde, who indicated that Eritrea is on the right track by preserving the peace and unity of its people, stressed the need to reinforce awareness and organizational capacity and resilience.
The head of the Consular Affairs, Mr. Yohannes Debas, on his part, gave extensive briefing on the consular service provision, the progress of the new national identity card as well as the contribution of the community and citizens in the success of the consular services.
