H.E. Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, received at his office today (May 20), Mr. Hameed Nuru, the newly appointed Director for World Food Program (WFP) office and representative to AU and UNECA. The Deputy Prime Minister congratulated WFP for winning the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 for its efforts to […]
The spokesperson of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, H.E. Ambassador Dina Mufti, gave the Ministry’s biweekly press briefing today (19 May 2021) to the media. In his presentation, the Ambassador focused on political diplomacy, the situation in Tigray, the upcoming general elections, economic diplomacy and citizen-centered diplomatic activities. I. Political Diplomacy H.E. President Sahle-Work Zewde was […]
An open dialogue with the international community in Ethiopia has kicked off this afternoon as part of the 3-day consultative forum organized by the Ministry of Peace in collaboration with other partners. The event taking part under the title “Ethiopia in Transition – an open dialogue with the International Community” has brought together participants from […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Office of the National Council for the Coordination of Public Participation to the Construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam made a two-day consultation with competing political parties and civic and religious institutions on issues related to the Grand Ethiopian renaissance dam. Discussions, in particular, were […]
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry reassured Egyptians that second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will not negatively impact them, as Egypt still has the Aswan High Dam reservoir to rely on. “We have confidence that the second filling of the dam will not affect Egyptian interests,” the Foreign Minister said in an interview […]
The Ethiopian Week Festival has kicked off in the capital at Friendship Sqaure in the presence of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and other high officials. High ranking govenment officials, leader of regional governments, members of the diplomatic community and invited guests are in attendace of the national feast of Ethiopian Week. Welcoming the participants, Prime […]
የኢ.ፌ.ዲ.ሪ የውጭ ጉዳይ ሚኒስቴር ከታላቁ የኢትዮጵያ ህዳሴ ግድብ ግንባታ ህዝባዊ ተተሳትፎ አስተባባሪ ብሄራዊ ም/ቤት ጽ/ቤት ጋር በመተባበር ከፖለቲካ ፓርቲዎች አመራሮች ጋር በታላቁ የኢትዮጵያ ህዳሴ ግድብ ዙሪያ ውይይት ተካሂዷል። የታላቁ ህዳሴ ግድብ ግንባታ ህዝባዊ ተሳትፎ አስተባባሪ ብሄራዊ ም/ቤት ጽ/ቤት ዋና ዳይሬክተር ዶ/ር አረጋዊ በርሄ እንዲሁም የኢ.ፌ.ዲ.ሪ የውጭ ጉዳይ ሚኒስቴር የፐብሊክ ዲፕሎማሲና ቃል-አቀባይ ዳይሬክቶሬት ጄነራል አምባሳደር ዲና […]
Ethiopians and people of Ethiopian origin living in Washington DC made a rally yesterday calling on some international organizations and countries to stop unduly pressuring the Ethiopian government. Participants at the rally said Ethiopia has the right to maintain its territorial integrity, defend itself from aggressors, and dictations from third parties to do otherwise to […]
In the past three years, one of the key areas of institutional reform has focused on ensuring that the National Electoral Board operates independently and is equipped with capable leadership, free of political affiliations. This has been one of our key national successes. In our follow up meeting with Regional leadership and NEBE Chair today, […]
It is indeed regrettable to note these days that there appears to be a concerted campaign to exert undue pressure against Ethiopia. In spite of the relentless efforts by the Ethiopian government to engage positively and constructively on issues and concerns raised by partners, it is being given a cold shoulder. That is why the […]