June 13, 2020
Statement of Ms. Elsa Haile, Director International Organization Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Eritrea
at the meeting of National Focal Point of LDCs in Africa On Response to COVID-19 and Way Forward, Asmara, 11 June 2020
Madame Chair,
Dear Colleagues,
I would like to start by thanking Ambassador Perks Master Clemency, Chair of Group of the Least Developed Countries. Eritrea commends your leadership. Our thanks also go to Ms. Fekitamoeloa Utoikamanu the Under Secretary- General and High Representative for LDCs, LLDC, and SIDS and her team for convening this important meeting.
It is my honour to share with you Eritrea’s experience and lessons learned in containing COVID-19 and mitigating its socio-economic effects.
