Ministry of Defence (Eritrea)

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The Ministry of Defence of Eritrea is an Eritrean government agency responsible for the public finance policies of Eritrea. It is responsible for maintaining the Eritrean Defence Forces. The ministry is located in Asmara.

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It is responsible for the overseeing of the transfer of national service soldiers to the regular army as well as assign members of the national service. [1]

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