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The second part of the Second Congress of the Eritrean People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) opened in the evening hours of Sunday, 26 July, in Wiesbaden, Germany, with 69 Congress delegates representing party branches in eight European countries, the United States and Canada. Scheduled to last for the coming five days, the second part of the congress is a follow up of the first part which took place a week ago in Gondar, Ethiopia, with 27 delegates and four executive committee members, including party chairman, taking part.

The EPDP congress in Wiesbaden, located some 34 kms outside Frankfurt, was opened by a welcoming address of Ms Tiebe Tekie, a senior party cadre and congress moderator, who expressed her profound pride by the collective contributions of party leadership and members in making the process a success. She also reserved warm commendations to the chairwoman of the preparatory committee, Ms Adiam Teferi, who invested hard work and foresight in giving final touches to the preparation of the congress and invited her to the podium to present her report.

In her moving presentation, Ms Adiam Teferi recounted the long and arduous journey in preparing the second party congress, and proffered generous words of gratitude to all teams and party members who made valuable contributions in preparing the first and second parts of the party congress in Ethiopia and Germany. Ms Adiam also urged every congress participant to focus on what is to be done in coming months and years so that the cause of our victimized people could be realized within the shortest time possible.

After the translation of the speech into Arabic was read by Mr. Ghirmai Zemichael, the moderator called upon the party chairman, Mr. Menghesteab Asmerom, to address the opening session.

In his statement the EPDP Chairman briefly stated major party achievements scored in the past four years and outlined the major issues of great concern that are to be raised and discussed in this part of the congress. The party chairman is expected to present the lengthy report of the EPDP Central Council covering the period since the first congress in the summer of 2011. Other documents to be debated in the coming days include the draft political pgoramme, the party constitutions and political resolutions and recommendations.