According to the report, Medrek held a democratic and successful
general assembly yesterday the 31st of July 2010 from 9 a.m to 3 p.m.
(planned 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.).
a. The assembly heard and approved the report of the executive
committee. Issues raise in the report were about the EPDM and CSDF,
about meetings held in the four months, aboutpress conferences
and statements held and given, about diplomatic relations, about the
election, about the travel to the U.S., about public meetings held,
about the media, about the appeals concerning the election and about
finance.
b. The Audit and Control Committee also presented its report. It hinted
the weaknesses which should be improved in the future.
c. The assembly read and approved the minutes of its 2nd meeting in February.
d. Based on the reports and the minute the assembly made several
important decisions. A group of six people (Ayele Siyum from ESDP,
Bekele Gerba from OFDM, Tsegaye Robale from OPC, Dr. Hailu Araya from
UDJ,Ambassador
Awalom from Arana and Kidane from south coalision) was established to
study the experiences of the election and present its findings in two
months at the 4th general assembly. EDUM and CSDF were expelled. The
assembly unanimously decided to change Medrek from a coalition to a
front with a vision to raise it to merger and forming a united party in
the future. Documents for formal establishment of the front will be
prepared by the new executive committee for the formal establishment of
the front in 2 to 6 months.
e. The meeting elected Eng. Gizachew as the next chairperson, prof
Beyene as the chairman for the Public Relations committee and Ato Gebru
Assrrat as the Finance Chief.
Eng Gizachew gave a wonderful and a moving speech at the closing of the meeting. Journalists were present at the opening and closing of the meeting.
