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US Ambassador Geeta Pasi pays courtesy call on Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen (March 8, 2021)

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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, H.E. Demeke Mekonnen welcomed at his office today (March 08), US Ambassador to Ethiopia, H.E. Geeta Pasi. The two sides commended the longstanding and fraternal relationship that exists between Ethiopia and the United States. Noting the multifaceted relationship between the two countries, particularly in education, health, and security issues, […]

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen Exchanges Phone call with Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Marc Garneau (March 8, 2021)

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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, H.E. Demeke Mekonnen had a phone conversation today (March 08) with Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Marc Garneau on issues of mutual concern. In briefing the Canadian Foreign Minister on the current situations in Tigray, Mr. Demeke reiterated the fact that unfettered access has been given to humanitarian […]

Ethiopia Receives 2.2m Doses Of Astra Zeneca COVID-19 Vaccines (March 7, 2021)

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Ethiopia has received 2.2 million doses of Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccines under the global COVAX scheme. Senior government officials, including Minister of Health,  Dr Lia Tadesse, were at the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport this morning  to receive  the vaccines. The Ministry of Health on Friday said it was making preparation to launch a vaccination […]

Press Statement on the Latest Situation in the Tigray Region (March 5, 2021)

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With the successful conclusion of the law enforcement operation, the most important priority of the Ethiopian Government in the Tigray region continues to be providing life-saving humanitarian assistance to the affected people. In this regard, it has taken concrete measures to comprehensively respond to the dire humanitarian needs on the ground, including by reallocating its […]

Deputy PM Confers With Ambassadors, Representatives Of UN Security Council (March 5, 2021)

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Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen briefed ambassadors and representatives of members of the United Nations Security Council in Addis Ababa on the current situation in Tigray. Demeke said the Government has intensified its efforts to fully and effectively address the humanitarian needs in the Tigray region and enormous progress achieved since […]

Ethiopian Envoy Holds Discussion With IGAD Ambassadors In Washington D.C. (March 5, 2021)

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Ethiopian Ambassador to the United States, Fitsum Arega held a meeting in Washington D.C. with Ambassadors from IGAD member countries. They discussed common opportunities and challenges in the region and how they could engage as partners bilaterally and multilaterally. In a tweet, Ambassador Fitsum extended “Special thanks to Ambassadors and Diplomatic Team.”

የማይቀርበት ታላቅ የበይነ መረብ (ዙም) ጉባኤ ጥሪ! የታላቁ አድዋ ድል 125ኛ ዓመት የድል በዓል መታሰቢያ (March 4, 2021)

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በዋሽንግተን የኢትዮጵያ ኤምባሲ 125ኛው የአድዋ ድል በዓል መታሰቢያ በመጪው ቅዳሜ ማርች 6/2021 ከቀኑ 12:00 PM (EST) ጀምሮ ከፍተኛ የመንግስት ባለስልጣናት፣ አርቲስቶች፣ የኮሚኒቲ ተወካዮች፣ ጥሪ የተደረገላቸው እንግዶች እና መላው አሜሪካ የሚገኙ ኢትዮጵያውያን በተገኙበት ለማክበር ዝግጅቱን አጠናቋል። የእለቱ የክብር እንግዶችክቡር አቶ ደመቀ መኮነን – የኢፌዲሪ ምክትል ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትርና የውጭ ጉዳይ ሚኒስትርክብርት ዶ/ር ሂሩት ካሳው – የኢፌዲሪ የባህልና […]

PM Abiy Commends WFP Engagement And Support To Humanitarian Need In Ethiopia (March 4, 2021)

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Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has today praised the World Food Programme particularly the Chief Executive Director of the UN Agency David Beasley for effective humanitarian support to Ethiopia. Grateful to World Food Program Executive Director David Beasley for constructive engagement and tangible support in addressing humanitarian needs in Ethiopia”, the Premier said. The Premier added […]

PM Abiy Holds Encouraging Conversation With Sen. Inhofe About Tigray (March 3, 2021)

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Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed today held encouraging conversation with U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe about the situation in the Tigray regional state. PM Abiy shared with the Senator that his government has given unfettered access to humanitarian organizations in Tigray. Senator Inhofe said opening access to the Tigray region is a significant development that represents a […]