The US-based Mihret Medical Supply Group (MMSG) has donated medicines and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth $290,000 to Ethiopia. Ambassador of Ethiopia to the United States, Fitsum Arega, tweeted that the donation “is for patients & health workers in Ethiopia.” Ambassador Fitsum thanked MMSG for the donations and the transportation of the equipment. Ethiopia has […]
H.E. Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Ethiopia has met and discussed with cluster leaders of Ethiopia’s Public Diplomacy team today (January 09) at his office. The meeting aimed at deliberating ways to better use the public diplomatic team in promoting and protecting the sovereignty of the country. The Deputy Prime Minister […]
Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Ethiopia and Joseph Borrell, High Representative for the Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of European Union conferred yesterday over the phone and exchanged views on the current humanitarian situation in Tigray regional state. Demeke briefed the High Representative on the reconstruction and rehabilitation activities in the […]
የዘንድሮውን የልደት በዓል የምናከብረው በዚህ ዓመት ያሳለፍነውን ፈታኝ ተጋድሎና ከፊታችን የሚጠብቀንን ወሳኝ ዕድል እያሰብን ነው። አሁን በፈተናና በዕድል መካከል እንገኛለን። ዓለምም የመጀመሪያውን የክርስቶስ ልደት ያከበረችው በፈተናና በዕድል መካከል ሆና ነበር። በአዳም በደል ምክንያት የመጣው የመከራ ዘመን እያለፈ፤ የመከራው ዋና ምንጭ የሆነው ዲያብሎስ፣ በማኅጸን በተጀመረ የማዳን ሥራ እየተሸነፈ፤ የጨለማው ንጉሥ እየተረታ፤ የዘመናት ቋጠሮ እየተፈታ ነበር። ከፊት […]
H.E. Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia and H.E. Ambassador Girma Biru, macroeconomic advisor to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, chaired today (January 05) the regular meeting of the joint forum that was established to tackle challenges of attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Ethiopia. The meeting deliberated the types […]
The trilateral meeting on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will resume on Sunday January 10, 2021 when experts from the three countries are expected to present identified common positions and differences, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The negotiations on GERD which resumed this week are chaired by South Africa International Cooperation Minister. Briefing the media […]
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, H.E. Mr. Demeke Mekonnen discussed today (January 04) with Ambassadors and representatives of members of Human and Resilience Donor Group (HRDG) on the current humanitarian situation in Tigray. Attending the meeting were also H.E. Mufarihat Kamil, Minister of Peace, H.E.Redwan Hussein, State Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mitiku Kassa […]
The virtual meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Ministers of Water Affairs of Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan is held on 03 January 2021. The meeting is convened by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa and Chairperson of the AU Executive Council. The Ministers exchanged views on the […]
BY DEMEKE MEKONNEN (FDRE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS) It has been two months since the TPLF clique has launched its onslaught on the Ethiopian Defence Forces stationed in Mekelle. What they call ‘a pre-emptive lightning’ attack has unveiled the true nature of the group both to the international community and the […]
The Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund (EDTF) has committed half a million USD medical relief fund to mitigate the current critical shortage of life-saving medications and medical supplies in Ethiopia. The trust fund has also launched a fundraising campaign to generate a similar amount from donors, a press release of EDTF added. The entire amount, which […]