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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen says Ethiopians should unite in disabling TPLF’s destructive acts (August 8, 2021)

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, H.E. Demeke Mekonnen, said Ethiopians should unite to defend their country and halt TPLF’s lootings and killings of civilians in the Amhara and Afar regions. He said this today (August 08) while heading a visiting delegation to Debre Zebit, Meqet Woreda that comprises high-level federal and regional government officials, […]

A Response to the Statement by the UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Regarding the Situation of Eritrean Refugees in Ethiopia (August 7, 2021)

We would like to express our regret that the statement issued by the UN Commission on Human Rights (dated 6 August 2021), based on the hunches of its rapporteur, Dr. Mohamed Abdelsalam Babiker (Sudan) on the situation of Eritrean refugees in Tigray, undermines Ethiopia’s centuries-old protection of refugees and does not take into account the […]

Statement on preoccupying issues in Ethiopia and the way forward (August 6, 2021)

The situation in Tigray and the unilateral humanitarian ceasefire declared by the Government of Ethiopia, including the need to enhancing All-inclusive National Dialogue, have been the major preoccupying issues lately. The Government of Ethiopia has been committed to the Unilateral Humanitarian Ceasefire that it has declared on 28 June 2021 in a bid to give […]

Some Media Outlets Continue To Manipulate Int’l Community On Passage Of Humanitarian Aid: PMO (August 5, 2021)

Office of the Prime Minister said despite the government’s efforts to enable a secured passage for humanitarian assistances in Tigray region, there is still a deliberate campaign to manipulate the international community by some western media outlets. Press Secretary for the Office of the Prime Minister, Billene Seyoum told the international media today that in […]

The Spokesperson Of The Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Of Ethiopia, Press Briefing Summary (August 5, 2021)

Spokesperson of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, H.E. Ambassador Dina Mufti, gave the Ministry’s biweekly press briefing today to the media on major diplomatic activities over the week. Please find here summary of the press briefing: I. Political Diplomacy H.E. Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia received on Thursday (July […]

የህወሃት አሸባሪ ቡድን ስርአት የሚይዝ ከሆነ መንግስት በየትኛውም አማራጭ ለትግራይ ህዝብ ሰብአዊ ድጋፍ ማቅረብ እንደሚችል ገለጸ (August 5, 2021)

ለጉብኝት አዲስ አበባ የገቡት የአሜሪካ መንግሥት የተራድኦ ድርጅት ኃላፊ ሳማንታ ፓዎር ከኢትዮጵያ መንግስት ከፍተኛ የስራ ሃላፊዎች ጋር ውይይት አድርገዋል። በውይይቱም ወቅት በትግራይ ክልል በተፈጠረው ሁኔታና የህወሃት አሸባሪ ቡድን እየፈጠረ ባለው ችግር ዙሪያ ለሃላፊዋ ሰፊ ገለፃና ማብራሪያ እንደተደረገላቸው የሰላም ሚኒስትሯ ሙፈሪያት ካሚል ገልጸዋል። የአሜሪካ መንግሥት የተራድኦ ድርጅት ኃላፊ ሳማንታ ፓዎር ወደ ኢትዮጵያ መምጣታቸው የህወሃት አሸባሪ ቡድን […]

Peace Corps representing Ethiopian civic organizations in the US affirm commitment to stand by Ethiopia (August 3, 2021)

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H.E. Demeke Mekonnen warmly welcomed to his office today (August 03) members of a peace corps formed by Ethiopians and people of Ethiopian origin in the United States. The Peace Corps represents more than 30 civic organizations in various parts of the United States organized to advance the interests […]