“Always good to meet my friend President Emmanuel Macron……….

“Always good to meet my friend President Emmanuel Macron. Thank you for the warm welcome to Paris. As the relations between our two countries’ progress, I’m very confident that it will translate into strengthened economic outcomes. We very much welcome investments by French companies in Ethiopia.”

-H.E. Abiy Ahmed

Forum Discusses Challenges and Opportunities to attract FDI

The Institute of Foreign Affairs and Wollo University co-organized a policy consultation forum that aimed to encourage Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and address investor concerns. Attending the forum, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H.E. Demeke Mekonnen stated that how we treat present investors would play a significant role in attracting others. He emphasized that all levels of government in the country should give attention to the concerns of foreign investors. He stated that all Ethiopian missions abroad will engage in intensive promotional activities to attract foreign direct investment and that a particular plan is prepared to accomplish this.

H.E. Ambassador Misganu Arga, State Minister of Foreign Affairs, remarked that now that Ethiopia is rising from national and international challenges it has encountered, all stakeholders should use this opportunity to promote the country’s investment. H.E. Yelkal Kefale, President of the Amhara Region, H.E. Belete Mola, Minister of Innovation and Technology, members of Parliament, state ministers, and ambassadors also attended the forum and paid a visit to Kombolcha Industrial Park.

“My gratitude to the Prime Minister of Malta ….

“My gratitude to the Prime Minister of Malta and his government for the warm welcome. Our two countries have a lot to learn from one another in a multitude of areas and today’s discussions have further cemented areas of cooperation for mutual benefit.”
-H.E. Abiy Ahmed

“My appreciation to President Sergio Mattarella…

“My appreciation to President Sergio Mattarella for receiving my delegation and I this morning. Ethiopian – Italian relations spanning over many decades have been long standing and defined by a fruitful partnership. We will continue to enhance existing relations.”
-H.E. Abiy Ahmed

የሰላም ስምምነት ኮሚቴ አባላት ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዐቢይ አሕመድ በተገኙበት ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ ተገናኙ

(ኢ ፕ ድ)
የፌዴራል መንግሥት እና የህወሓት የሰላም ስምምነት ኮሚቴ አባላት ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዐቢይ አሕመድ በተገኙበት ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ በሐላላ ኬላ ተገናኝተዋል።
ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዐቢይ አሕመድ ለመጀመያ ጊዜ ከሰላም ስምምነት ትግበራ አስተባባሪ ኮሚቴ ጋር ምክክር አድርገዋል።


በውይይታቸው እስካሁን በሰላም ስምምነቱ አፈፃፀም ዙሪያ የተከናወኑ ተግባራት የተገመገሙ ሲሆን በቀጣይ ትኩረት በሚያስፈልጋቸው ጉዳዮች ላይ አቅጣጫ ተቀምጧል ሲል ኢቢሲ ዘግቧል።
የሰላም ስምምነት ኮሚቴ አስተባባሪዎች ለጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዐቢይ አሕመድ የመጀመሪያውን የገፅ ለገፅ ግንኙነት ያደረጉት የገበታ ለሀገር ፕሮጀክት አካል በሆነው ሐላላ ኬላ ነው።

በኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋህዶ ቤተክርስቲያን ወቅታዊ ሁኔታ…

በኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋህዶ ቤተክርስቲያን ወቅታዊ ሁኔታ ጋር ተያይዞ በዋሽንግተን ዲሲ እና አካባቢው የሚኖሩ የእምነቱ ተከታዮች ዛሬ በኤምባሲያችን ተገኝተው ሰላማዊ ሰልፍ አድርገዋል። ክቡር አምባሳደር ስለሺ በቀለም የሰልፉ አስተባባሪዎችንና የእምነቱ ተወካይ አባቶችን አነጋግረዋል። በተወካዮቹ በኩል የቀረቡ ጥያቄዎችን ተቀብለው ለሚመለከታቸው የመንግስት አካላት እንደሚያደርሱም ቃል ገብተዋል።

Together with the Council of Ministers,……

Together with the Council of Ministers, we are evaluating performance of the past six months in the picturesque location of Halala Kella – part of the ‘Dine for Ethiopia’ promise to catalyze our tourism sector.
While we continue to be confronted with many challenges, our economy perseveres resiliently and entails we all work collaboratively across all sections of the population to continue strengthening it.

DPM and FM Demeke Mekonnen: History Will Always Remember Positive Roles of Ethiopian Diaspora

The Government of Ethiopia recognized 52 Ethiopian diaspora associations from 25 countries that actively support their homeland in times of need.According to H.E. President Sahle-Work Zewde, the recognition is for all Ethiopians in the diaspora who stood by Ethiopia and the people.The president went on to say that the Government has established a welcoming climate for the Ethiopian diaspora to further engage with critical issues facing the country and its people.

President Sahlework Zewde also urged the Ethiopian diaspora to get involved in the peacebuilding and restoration process.Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, H.E. Demeke Mekonnen, on his part, stated that the work done by the Ethiopian diaspora all over the world for their homeland when Ethiopia faced hardships and obstacles will be recognized in history.The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister urged the Ethiopian Diaspora to play a positive role in the country’s peacebuilding and restoration efforts.H.E. Dr. Mohamed Idris, Director General of Ethiopian Diaspora Service, stated that the government always respects the diaspora community’s contribution to the country in many forms and confirmed that similar recognition events will be held in the future.At the event, a book that archives list of Ethiopia’s diaspora associations was officially launched.

H.E Ambassador Seleshi Bekele (PhD) held a courtesy meeting with the Ambassador of the Republic of South Sudan H.E. Mr. Philip Jada Natana

H.E. Seleshi Bekele (Ph.D) Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the USA held talks in his office with his South Sudanese counterpart H.E. Ambassador Philip Jada Natana, on January 24, 2023.
H.E. Ambassador Seleshi briefed the Ambassador on the current situation in Ethiopia, particularly focusing on the signed peace agreement and its implementation status and also on the trajectory development of Ethiopia including the GERD project.


Ambassador Seleshi also expressed Ethiopia’s keen commitment to bolster its cooperation with the Republic of South Sudan in bilateral, regional, and international endeavors that are pertinent to both countries.
Ambassador Philip on his part expressed his country’s appreciation of the positive steps being taken by the government of Ethiopia regarding the peace agreement and its quick implementation which, he said, contributes to the peace and security of the entire region. He also elaborated the current developments in South Sudan.
The two Ambassadors concurred to work closely on bilateral, regional, continental, and global issues under the auspicious IGAD and Africa Union platforms.

የጥምቀት በዓል በዋሽንግተን ዲሲ በትናንትናው እለት በድምቀት ተከብሯል።

በኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋህዶ ቤተክርስትያን የዋሽንግተን ዲሲ እና አካባቢው ሐገረ ስብከት ሊቀ ጳጳስ ብጹዕ አቡነ ፋኑኤል ለምዕመኑ ቡራኬ ሰጥተዋል።
ብጽእነታቸው ባስተላለፉት መልዕክትም በአገራችን እያታየ ያለው የሰላም አየር ተጠናክሮ እንዲቀጥል፣ ልዩነትን በውይይት የመፍታት ጅምር ብቸኛ አማራጭ ሊሆን እንደሚገባ እና ለዚህ ስኬትም ሁሉም የበኩሉን አስተዋጽኦ እንዲያደርግ ጥሪ አቅርበዋል።


ጥምቀት ከእምንቱ ታላቅነት ባሻገር የአገራችን የአንድነት እና የህብረት ምሳሌ መሆኑንና በዚህ አብነት በአገራቸን ለተፈናቀሉ ወገኖች ድጋፍ በማድረግ እና ተቋማትን መልስ ለመገንባት በሚደረገው ርብርብ ዳያስፖራው የጀመርውን በጎ ስራ እንዲያጠናክር ኤምባሲው በኩል ጥሪ ቀርቧል።