Nationals in Australia and New Zealand Commemorate Bahti Meskerem

Asmara, 10 September 2026 – Nationals in the Australian cities of Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane, as well as in various cities in New Zealand, commemorated the 65th anniversary of the beginning of the armed struggle for independence with patriotic zeal. At the commemorative event in Melbourne, Mr.

Endrias Abraham, Eritrea’s Consul General, said that Bahti Meskerem is a historic day that demonstrated that no force could suppress the Eritrean people’s aspiration for independence. Mr. Endrias went on to say that the struggle launched on that historic day was aimed not only at achieving national independence but also at building a developed Eritrea. He added that the occasion serves to renew the pledge of the Eritrean people and their vanguard organization, the PFDJ, to realize this goal by overcoming temporary challenges. Mr. Kidane Ginbot, chairman…